[thelist] Catching email bounces

[Dean Mah]

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Andrew Kamm wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> Any recommendations on catching bounced emails on an Linux Apache
> (1.3.37) server so they can be accessed for a web application? I'm
> well versed in PHP, but I'm still learning how to manage Apache (but
> I'll pick up whatever skills I would need).
> 
> Thanks!

The way mailman does this sort of thing is that the 'From' is set to an
e-mail address that is only used to send out mail.  For instance,
thelist messages come from thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org.  It is
assumed that any mail received at that address is a bounce and you can
set up a script to parse the message.  Of course, spammers get a hold of
that address as well and not everything is a bounce.  How you set up the
script depends on your MTA.

Dean


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