Re: Modify bounce text
Roger Merchberger wrote: -snip- > >> >Is there a simple way to drop in a new text for these types of > >> >failure notices, without modifying qmail-send.c ? > >> > >> No. > > >Sigh. Oh well =) > > Is it that you're deathly afraid / unknowledgeable of C programming? To > modify qmail-send.c to change the input from immediate (within the program) > to a file in /var/qmail/control shouldn't be hard at all -- even I could do > it and I'm no wizard in C, by any means. There's a working patch to qmail-send.c in the qmail-ldap patch at http://www.nrg4u.com. > What would take the longest (for me) is quadruple-checking my work to make > sure that it doesn't open up any security holes... I wouldn't want to make > the most secure MTA available any less so due to a screw-up on my part. > > However, opening a file every time there's a bounce would slow down qmail > some -- if you generate quite a few bounces this could mean a bit of a > performance hit. Not at all. First those control files are read only at startup of qmail and second how many bounce message do you generate per second? > Let me know if you need my help in making the change! > > Hope this helps, > Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Andre
Re: Modify bounce text
Roger Merchberger wrote: > > > However, opening a file every time there's a bounce would slow down qmail > some -- if you generate quite a few bounces this could mean a bit of a > performance hit. > I don't think so. First time it will read it from disk, next time it will find it in cache. -- £ukasz Michalski mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- tel/sms: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Modify bounce text
Rumor has it that Jonathan W Herbert may have mentioned these words: >Dave Sill wrote: >> And you think that's bad? It would be better if it "looked" like an >> error message? > >Well, in a way, yes. I like qmail, i couldn't care less about the bounce > >text either, but your average joe user seems to have a hard time >operating >under the pretense that their ISP's mail server occasionally tries to >hold >a conversation with them. Some of the cutest email replies I've seen are from people responding to those -- and when they find out it's actually the computer responding to them, they seem rather tickled. My vote: Just enjoy it! ;-) >> >Is there a simple way to drop in a new text for these types of >> >failure notices, without modifying qmail-send.c ? >> >> No. >Sigh. Oh well =) Is it that you're deathly afraid / unknowledgeable of C programming? To modify qmail-send.c to change the input from immediate (within the program) to a file in /var/qmail/control shouldn't be hard at all -- even I could do it and I'm no wizard in C, by any means. What would take the longest (for me) is quadruple-checking my work to make sure that it doesn't open up any security holes... I wouldn't want to make the most secure MTA available any less so due to a screw-up on my part. However, opening a file every time there's a bounce would slow down qmail some -- if you generate quite a few bounces this could mean a bit of a performance hit. Let me know if you need my help in making the change! Hope this helps, Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig. If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.
Re: Modify bounce text
Dave Sill wrote: > And you think that's bad? It would be better if it "looked" like an > error message? Well, in a way, yes. I like qmail, i couldn't care less about the bounce text either, but your average joe user seems to have a hard time operating under the pretense that their ISP's mail server occasionally tries to hold a conversation with them. > >Is there a simple way to drop in a new text for these types of > >failure notices, without modifying qmail-send.c ? > > No. Sigh. Oh well =) -- Jonathan W. Herbert Systems Administrator Tortus Tek, Inc. 1789 Northampton Street Phone:(413)535-5080 Holyoke, Ma. 01040 URL: tortus-tek.com Tortus Tek: A-head of Art, A-head of Science
Re: Modify bounce text
Jonathan W Herbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >A recent example showed a user replying to the mailer-daemon, >trying to thank it for trying so hard to deliver his message before >finally deciding to give up. And you think that's bad? It would be better if it "looked" like an error message? >Is there a simple way to drop in a new text for these types of >failure notices, without modifying qmail-send.c ? No. -Dave
