Ah, maybe I'm confused between "Return-Path" and "Reply-To". When is Return-Path used? I realize that I could process the mail by receiving bounced messages at a particular address, looking through the headers and acting on it. And certainly iMS makes this easier than any other mail server for doing it. But I'd like to deal with the issue while iMS has all the data already there, during Post, so I don't have to go through the re-processing exercise. For example, POST connects to yahoo and gets back an "Unknown User: [EMAIL PROTECTED]" message. Rather than having it bounce back to Return-Path, or to the sender, or wherever, I'd like to have the relevant info and process at that exact moment. Perhaps my case is unique, as the only mail I ever want to deliver goes to addresses I supposedly have in my database. Other than myself, I don't have users who can send to anybody -- I have lists, whose member can only send to members of the list. So returning mail to the user is something I'd hardly ever want to do. What I'd want to do is tag the offending address, and have the list administrator review it when it had failed a certain number of times, etc. I'd want to delete the mail (.mail file and .mbx, if no other addresses were pointing to it), at that point. Again, I realize it's possible to move all this code to a processing template when the mail gets returned (I guess that'd be in the RCPT template), but I'd much rather do it during the post cycle. Thanks! Tac > > When you send list mail you should include a return-path header to a > processor mail drop that will parse the headers and determine the bad list > account. For example: > > Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-Listmember: 34245 > > Now, when mail is sent to the above address you can parse for the list > member number and take appropriate action. > > Regards, > > Howie > > Tac > > > > > > > > ============================================== > > This list server is Power by iMS > > -------------------------------- > > To leave this list please complete the form at > > http://www.CoolFusion.com/iMS.htm > > ============================================== > > > > > > ======================================================================== > > This list server is Powered by iMS > > 'The Swiss Army Knife of Mail Servers' > ============================================== This list server is Power by iMS -------------------------------- To leave this list please complete the form at http://www.CoolFusion.com/iMS.htm ============================================== ======================================================================== This list server is Powered by iMS 'The Swiss Army Knife of Mail Servers' -------------------------------------- To leave this list please complete the form at http://www.CoolFusion.com/iMS.htm List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/infusion-email%40eoscape.com/ ========================================================================
