As an example of what I mean this is the notice that ezmlm sends.
It's really helpful too, it explains that the messages have been bouncing,
provides an example of the bounce so the user can make a guess *why* they're
bouncing, and provides a link to the archives (actually instructions on
retrieving them by e-mail).
It also explains that in order to drop you from the list the bounce
notification message has to itself bounce. In fact it goes a step further and
sends a followup message. It will only remove you if that message bounces too.
I think mailman really needs something like this. I haven't been removed from
any ezmlm lists even though I periodically get these notifications from lots
of them.
In fact I wouldn't even know *why* I was being dropped from mailman lists
regularly if it weren't for these ezmlm notifications. That's really bad.
Mailman drops people without any warning or notification of what it's doing or
why.
--- Begin Message ---
Hi! This is the ezmlm program. I'm managing the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list.
Messages to you from the java mailing list seem to
have been bouncing. I've attached a copy of the first bounce
message I received.
If this message bounces too, I will send you a probe. If the probe bounces,
I will remove your address from the java mailing list,
without further notice.
I've kept a list of which messages from the java mailing list have
bounced from your address.
Copies of these messages may be in the archive.
To retrieve a set of messages 123-145 (a maximum of 100 per request),
send an empty message to:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To receive a subject and author list for the last 100 or so messages,
send an empty message to:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Here are the message numbers:
15761
15819
16007
--- Enclosed is a copy of the bounce message I received.
Return-Path: <>
Received: (qmail 8053 invoked for bounce); 18 Sep 2003 10:04:12 -0000
Date: 18 Sep 2003 10:04:12 -0000
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="1063263222sources.redhat.com1345767"
Subject: failure notice
Hi. This is the qmail-send program at sources.redhat.com.
I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses.
This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
18.7.21.83 failed after I sent the message.
Remote host said: 550 5.0.0 Possible virus (badname)
--- End Message ---
--
greg
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