Look at SmartBounce. See http://www.smartbounce.com
On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Spencer Yost wrote:
> I am looking for the "Bounces" set of perl scripts that will automatically
> delete list members whose mail continually bounces. Basically this
> software will add list members whose mail is bouncing to a special "Bounce"
> mailing list. The software will then permanently remove the subscriber
> from the regular list and the bounces list if their mail continues to fail
> in delivery.
>
> While I only know of one site that uses it, I have run across many
> references and discussions about it over the last year or two, enough
> times to lead me to believe this software is openly distributed. I have
> tried to contact one list manager whom I know is using it and received no
> response. I have also searched through the list-manager archive and used
> the Internet search engines, both to no avail.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Spencer Yost
> Owner, ATIS
> Plow the Net!
> http://www.atis.net
>
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> On 8/10/98, at 10:52 PM, Nathan J. Mehl wrote:
>
> >In the immortal words of Micah Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> >>
> >> I need more speed!
> >> Currently I am running majordomo with a custom perl program written for
> >> me by a friend called "splitlist" but it's still too slow. (splitlist
> >> takes the subscriber lists, alphabetizes by reverse domain, and spawns
> >> off multiple parallel sendmail processes). It is way faster than
> >> majordomo alone, but still not enough.
> >
> >You probably want to look into the following:
> >
> >1. bulk_mailer, a majordomo add-on that does some of the
> > same things as your script does, and a bit more.
> >
> >2. qmail (www.qmail.org), vmailer (www.vmailer.org), or
> > another higher-performance MTA. (LSMTP may or may
> > not fit the bill; I've never used it, so cannot comment.)
> >
> >3. Rob Kolstad of BSDI presented a paper on tuning high-
> > use mailing lists at the last USENIX LISA conference.
> > The paper may be available somewhere on www.usenix.org.
> >
> >4. The [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list. :)
> >
> >> Is majordomo the way to go with this, or should I look into something
> >> like listserv?
> >
> >As a rule, the MTA tends to be the speed limiting factor, not
> >the MLM. However, if your list is large enough, or you run
> >a great number of lists, Listserv might be a win for you on
> >other considerations. "Your Mileage May Vary."
> >
> >> Oh, the mailing list must run on an already heavily
> >> loaded server which is usually straining to handle all the web traffic
> >> being generated by the bad weather (people looking at my online doppler
> >> radar). :)
> >
> >Split your web machine from your mail machine. Really. Or at a minimum
> >make sure it's a multiprocessor machine and that the mail spools and
> >web directories live on different drives or better yet different
> >SCSI controllers. But really, split the functions into two different
> >machines. :)
> >
> >-n
> >
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