From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Apr 19 7:10: 8 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from lists01.iafrica.com (lists01.iafrica.com [196.7.0.141]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE8B537B423 for ; Thu, 19 Apr 2001 07:10:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sheldonh@uunet.co.za) Received: from nwl.fw.uunet.co.za ([196.31.2.162]) by lists01.iafrica.com with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #2) id 14qF8E-0001BR-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:10:02 +0200 Received: (from nobody@localhost) by nwl.fw.uunet.co.za (8.8.8/8.6.9) id QAA01354 for ; Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:10:01 +0200 (SAST) Received: by nwl.fw.uunet.co.za via recvmail id 1297; Thu Apr 19 16:09:32 2001 Received: from sheldonh (helo=axl.fw.uunet.co.za) by axl.fw.uunet.co.za with local-esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14qF7k-000FAj-00 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:09:32 +0200 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Bounce message processing software Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:09:32 +0200 Message-ID: <58324.987689372@axl.fw.uunet.co.za> From: Sheldon Hearn Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi folks, I've been contracted to set up a mass mailing system. All my investigation suggests that the sponsor is not involved in spam at all. The list is a confirmed opt-in list, the sponsor insists that they have never sold e-mail addresses and the white hats assure me that the sponsor is not a known spammer. The mass mailing system requires a bounce message processing component. Users reqister by confirmation and the validity of their e-mail addresses entitles them to certain services. Bounced confirmation and or subsequent messages indicate that they are no longer entitled to those services. Therefore, bounce message processing needs to be performed to capture and report invalid e-mail addresses. In my mind, no software could possibly handle every conceivable style of bounce message. However, I'm hoping that there already exists some software that has pattern matching for the most common bounce message styles. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message