AFAIK exim generates a bounce to test the address, and for that I'm getting a reject saying that the user is unknown for the VERP address.
Aug 26 04:02:05 hostname exim[70819]: H=mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.106] sender verify fail for <pgsql-announce-owner+m1580=phoemix=harmless...@postgresql.org>: response to "RCPT TO:<pgsql-announce-owner+m1580=phoemix=harmless...@postgresql.org>" from mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.106] was: 550 5.1.1 <pgsql-announce-owner+m1580=phoemix=harmless...@postgresql.org>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in relay recipient table On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:54:49 -0400 Alvaro Herrera <alvhe...@commandprompt.com> wrote: > Gergely Czuczy wrote: > > Hello, > > > > okey, i've removed the check for postgresql.org. > > > > OTOH, may I ask how does VERP work at all for the mailing list, if > > the returning mails are not handled? Just interested. > > It works reasonably well. What do you mean by "returning mails are > not handled"? > -- Üdvözlettel / Sincerely, Gergely CZUCZY -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs