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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