NAME
ezmlm-return - handle mailing list bounces
SYNOPSIS
ezmlm-return [ -dD ] dir
DESCRIPTION
ezmlm-return handles bounces for the
mailing list stored in dir and, if it exists, the associated
digest list.
ezmlm-return is normally invoked from a .qmail
file. It reads a mail message from its standard input, and a mail
envelope from the SENDER, LOCAL, and HOST
environment variables.
ezmlm-return exits 99, not 0, upon success.
OPTIONS
- -d
- ezmlm-return will assume the bounce is for a digest
list. Normally, ezmlm-return will autodetect this from the
bounce address. Autodetection makes ezmlm-return less
flexible and will be removed in future versions.
- -D
- ezmlm-return will assume that the bounce is for a normal
(non-digest) list. Normally, ezmlm-return will autodetect
this from the bounce address. Autodetection makes
ezmlm-return less flexible and will be removed in future
versions. -D will become the default.
ADDRESSES
ezmlm-return handles mail sent to any of
the following addresses:
- local-return-
- Trash. A help message or subscription acknowledgment bounced.
-
local-return-msg-box=domain
- Distribution bounce. Message number msg was lost on the
way to box@domain.
- local-return-msg-
- Pre-VERP distribution bounce, in QSBMF format. Message number
msg was lost on the way to one or more addresses;
ezmlm-return will parse the bounce to figure out the
addresses.
-
local-return-warn-cookie-box=
domain
- Warning bounce. A warning message from ezmlm-warn
bounced.
-
local-return-probe-cookie-box=
domain
- Probe bounce. A probe from ezmlm-warn bounced.
ezmlm-return will remove box@domain
from the mailing list.
- local-return-receipt-cookie-fImsg-
- A receipt from the list. This is logged. For SQL supporting
lists, cookie is verified and receipt logged only if the
cookie is correct. The arrival of the receipt shows that qmail at
the sending host is running.
For all the above addresses if, local is followed by
-digest, bounces are assumed to be from the digest list, and
are stored in dir/digest/bounce rather than in
dir /bounce .
SEE ALSO
ezmlm-manage(1),
ezmlm-make(1),
ezmlm-send(1),
ezmlm-sub(1),
ezmlm-unsub(1),
ezmlm-warn(1),
ezmlm-weed(1),
ezmlm(5),
qmail-command(8)