ezmlm-return

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NAME

ezmlm-return - handle mailing list bounces  

SYNOPSIS

ezmlm-return [ -dD ] dir  

DESCRIPTION

ezmlm-return handles bounces for the mailing list stored in dir and, if it exists, the associated digest list.

ezmlm-return is normally invoked from a .qmail file. It reads a mail message from its standard input, and a mail envelope from the SENDER, LOCAL, and HOST environment variables.  

OPTIONS

-d
ezmlm-return will assume the bounce is for a digest list. Normally, ezmlm-return will autodetect this from the bounce address. Autodetection makes ezmlm-return less flexible and will be removed in future versions.
-D
ezmlm-return will assume that the bounce is for a normal (non-digest) list. Normally, ezmlm-return will autodetect this from the bounce address. Autodetection makes ezmlm-return less flexible and will be removed in future versions. -D will become the default.
 

ADDRESSES

ezmlm-return handles mail sent to any of the following addresses:
local-return-
Trash. A help message or subscription acknowledgment bounced.
local-return-msg-box=domain
Distribution bounce. Message number msg was lost on the way to box@domain.
local-return-msg-
Pre-VERP distribution bounce, in QSBMF format. Message number msg was lost on the way to one or more addresses; ezmlm-return will parse the bounce to figure out the addresses.
local-return-warn-cookie-box=domain
Warning bounce. A warning message from ezmlm-warn bounced.
local-return-probe-cookie-box=domain
Probe bounce. A probe from ezmlm-warn bounced. ezmlm-return will remove box@domain from the mailing list.

For all the above addresses if, local is followed by -digest, bounces are assumed to be from the digest list, and are stored in dir/digest/bounce rather than in dir /bounce .

 

SEE ALSO

ezmlm-manage(1), ezmlm-make(1), ezmlm-send(1), ezmlm-sub(1), ezmlm-unsub(1), ezmlm-warn(1), ezmlm-weed(1), ezmlm(5), qmail-command(8)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
ADDRESSES
SEE ALSO

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