John,
>From what I have seen, a few things can happen.
1. iMS gets a 5xx response from the server (unknown recipient or something like
that) - calls Post Fail Template
2. iMS cannot find domain and will place in retry queue, according to your
configurator settings. When it finally gives up it will call the Post Fail
template
3. server accepts the RCPT but something ends up going wrong with it after it
leaves iMS (no Post Fail)
in this case, it depends on how the remote server handles it. Perhaps it will
have a look at certain headers such as "errors-to" (non-standard) or
Return-Path, or it will probably send the undeliverable status message to the
SMTP from if it ignores those type headers.
As far as I know, this is pretty accurate. - unless Howie knows better, which he
probably does :)
HTH,
Marc
John Wright wrote:
> I was testing with an email address on a non-existent server. Does this mean
> that "permanent failures" are generated only if the destination email server
> responds with a failure message?
>
> If so, does the POST Fail template receive notification on ALL delivery
> failures, no matter how it happens?
>
> John Wright
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howie Hamlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "inFusion Support List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 9:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [iMS] ReportPOSTStatus
>
> If you configure notification of permanent failures then the template will
> only be called if a permanent delivery failure hs occurred. also, whenever
> you change settings you need to restart the POST Service.
>
> BTW - a "permanent failure" is usually when the remote server responds with
> a 5xx error upon the issuance of a RCPT (specification of a recipient).
>
> HTH,
>
> Howie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "inFusion Support List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 9:26 AM
> Subject: [iMS] ReportPOSTStatus
>
> > I just installed CFX_iMSmail and I am having a problem with my
> > ReportPOSTStatus.cfm template. When I configure the POST server to notify
> on
> > "Permanent Failures", the template appears to never be called (there is no
> > error related to ReportPOSTStatus in the log either). When I configure the
> > POST server to notify on "Success", the template IS called.
> >
> > My ReportPOSTStatus.cfm template simply uses <CFMAIL> to send a short
> email
> > that says "this template was executed".
> >
> > Is there something I am missing about configuring for notification of
> > "Permanent Failures?"
> >
> > John Wright
> >
>
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