Stefan Palme:
> Hi all,
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> Our mail server is configured to use special envelope sender addresses
> for some outgoing mail so that bounces can be processed automatically.
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> The "bounce processor" is a self-made script. Are there any hints what
> to look for in a bounced mail to be sure, that it really is a bounce
> caused by "undeliverable mail" (and not only a vacation message), and
> how to clearly detect the email address that bounced? My goal is to
> collect invalid email addresses, but not email addresses that only send
> a vacation message or other auto-reply-stuff.
Use an envelope sender address that does not appear in From: or reply-To:.
Wietse
> I guess I have to look which formats of bounce messages I receive and
> make my bounce processor detect the various formats and extract the
> relevant information from it. Maybe there is a more general approach?
>
> Thanks and regards
> -stefan-
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