Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 08:27:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Philip Hallstrom <philip@adhesivemedia.com> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Bounce message processing software Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0104190826440.12677-100000@oddjob.adhesivemedia.com> In-Reply-To: <58324.987689372@axl.fw.uunet.co.za>
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I don't know if it's still around but search for Smart Bounce (or maybe SmartBounce). It does exactly what you're trying to do below and with pretty good results. I used to use it in a previous job where we had about 40 different lists the largest being about 300,000 users. -philip On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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