If you set a proper failto address, you won't need to do a lot of parsing to figure things out... you'll need to set up a catchall for a domain or a subdomain and send the failto there... something like [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:09 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: removing bad emails from bounced emails and db > > yes I know we have gone over this before, sorta > > the deal is that we have a mailing list db that wasnt cleaned out for over > 8 years so there are like 10,000 no good emails in it. I made some script > to go in ang get the bounced emails, parse them for email addresses then > delete them from the list (checking the mail account with cfpop). > > The problem is that cfpop is so slow that it times out, i fixed that by > using forwarding the page to another page inbetween emails then > cflocation'n them back to start again but after awhile i get errors about > it not being able to forward the page. > The other problem is that it is god awefully slow, bout 30-40 seconds for > each email. > > So the situation really is this, this first batch of cleaning out is gunna > be a bitch for whomever does it, which they really dont want to do, so I > am looking to see if any of you know of any programs that can do it > effectively. > > Again, here is the problem. > They send a newsletter out and they will get about 10,000 bounced > addresses back and basically we just need to grab all those 10,000 emails > and delete them from mailing list. Although its not that simple but, do > any of you have anything or now of anything to effectively do it, doesnt > matter if it costs $$. > > tia > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:255741 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
