> It may be sacrilege to mention it here, but there is an excellent perl > module for handling mail bounces; I've used it to write a handler that > catches the returned mail, gets the address(es) and reason(s) for the > bounce, and then goes into our DB and flags the matching users. I looked > all around at the time (this summer) but saw no php code like it, so I > overrode my client's desire for PHP with his desire for savings :-)
I'd be interested in more details on this, from the pov of a person who primarily knows php and only dabbled in perl, as I've never got anything to work in Perl. Do I envisage a .pl file on the server, is there a reference to this near the mail() php sending function etc... who does it tie together. Can the mail be first sent with mail() or does it have to be sent with a perl mail function? If the answer is too perl-intensive then reply off-group but I think it is of interest to php beginners to know what the alternatives are and how they might be dipped in and out of. http://www.cantor.com CONFIDENTIAL: This e-mail, including its contents and attachments, if any, are confidential. If you are not the named recipient please notify the sender and immediately delete it. You may not disseminate, distribute, or forward this e-mail message or disclose its contents to anybody else. Copyright and any other intellectual property rights in its contents are the sole property of Cantor Fitzgerald. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. Although we routinely screen for viruses, addressees should check this e-mail and any attachments for viruses. We make no representation or warranty as to the absence of viruses in this e-mail or any attachments. Please note that to ensure regulatory compliance and for the protection of our customers and business, we may monitor and read e-mails sent to and from our server(s). For further important information, please read the Important Legal Information and Legal Statement at http://www.cantor.com/legal_information.html -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
