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Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 08:27:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Philip Hallstrom <philip@adhesivemedia.com>
To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
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Subject: Re: Bounce message processing software
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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.
>
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