RE: [iMS] Bounces - let's kick the dead horse one more time...

[Jason Bailey]

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I'm not having any luck getting the BOUNCE processing to work via the data template. I am setting the smtpfrom attribute to [EMAIL PROTECTED] where alcottrouton.com is pointing to the same IP address as the iMS mail server. The data template should simply write the contents of the var SMTPName to a text file, but the template is not being called. When I change the smtpfrom attribute to my email account, I am receiving the failure notifications.   What am I doing wrong?   Also, can one use an IP address as a smtpfrom. For example, [EMAIL PROTECTED]? -----Original Message----- From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:09 PM To: inFusion Support List Subject: Re: [iMS] Bounces - let's kick the dead horse one more time...   ----- Original Message ----- From: Jason Bailey To: inFusion Support List Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 5:03 PM Subject: RE: [iMS] Bounces - let's kick the dead horse one more time... Sorry, I don't follow. Should I set my SMTPfrom parameter in the iMSMail tag to [EMAIL PROTECTED]? If so, what would make this different from any other email being processed by the data template? I would still have to look at my list of failed addresses... if I find a match, I would discard that mailing as a bounce message.   The DATA template in the SMTP/B server is only for processing bounced mail.  So, you should set the SMTPFROM and the Return-path headers to be an address in the form of "BOUNCE-<uniqueu identifier>" so that you can process bounces.  In the DATA template you could either remove the bad address or increment a counter in a table that disables the address when a certain number is reached.   Also, the SMTPfrom (as opposed to header_from) dictates what email address is used when a person replys, correct? I wouldn't want bounce-name@ to be that address...   No, the SMTPFROM address is used in the SMTP protocol when the POST Server says "MAIL FROM: some address" and is not used by the client for a reply.  A client typicaly uses the reply-to header and, if that is not found, it will use the FROM address.   When you send your email set the SMTPFROM and Return-path to the bounce address and set the Header_From and Reply-to to the address where the replies should go.   HTH,   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/iMSSupport.cfm Need an iMS Developer license? Sign up for a free license here: http://www.coolfusion.com/iMSDevelopers.cfm List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/infusion-email%40eoscape.com/ Note: You are subscribed as archive@jab.org