>> [*] VERP helps with knowing exactly which address on which list is >> bouncing, but I don't think it helps much with knowing the >> severity of the bounce. > >It doesn't. I'm strongly tempted to treat all bounces as hard, >unless we can cheaply _and_ conclusively determine that they are >soft.
I don't think it would be easily done, and I would venture to say it's not worth the time investment trying to code. I think time is the key to separating hard vs soft. Bounces don't seem to take up much resources, so what's the big deal if we tolerate them over a little longer period of time? Bob