[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Lorens Kockum ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> : On the qmail list [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> : >
> : >For a site with mailing lists, a fair comparison would be extra
> : >qmail bandwidth versus hours spent in list management, not qmail
> : >bandwidth versus XYZ mta bandwidth.
>
> : So why can't we have the best of both worlds?
>
> Option: markd's idea is to normally not employ VERP on lists, only
> when something bounces. Trouble is on a big list there's bound to
> always be something bouncing, or in the process of being probed.
Also, ezmlm is a reliable mailing list, because it keeps a record of
every message that the recipient didn't get, as well an archive to
fetch the missing ones. Get rid of VERP, and you lose that feature.
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