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1 | .TH ezmlm-return 1 |
2 | .SH NAME | |
3 | ezmlm-return \- handle mailing list bounces | |
4 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
5 | .B ezmlm-return | |
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6 | [ |
7 | .B \-dD | |
8 | ] | |
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9 | .I dir |
10 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
11 | .B ezmlm-return | |
12 | handles bounces for the mailing list | |
13 | stored in | |
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14 | .I dir |
15 | and, if it exists, the associated digest list. | |
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16 | |
17 | .B ezmlm-return | |
18 | is normally invoked from a | |
19 | .B .qmail | |
20 | file. | |
21 | It reads a mail message from its standard input, | |
22 | and a mail envelope from the | |
23 | .BR SENDER , | |
24 | .BR LOCAL , | |
25 | and | |
26 | .BR HOST | |
27 | environment variables. | |
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28 | |
29 | .B ezmlm-return | |
30 | exits 99, not 0, upon success. | |
31 | .SH OPTIONS | |
32 | .TP | |
33 | .B \-d | |
34 | .B ezmlm-return | |
35 | will assume the bounce is for a digest list. | |
36 | Normally, | |
37 | .B ezmlm-return | |
38 | will autodetect this from the bounce address. Autodetection makes | |
39 | .B ezmlm-return | |
40 | less flexible and will be removed in future versions. | |
41 | .TP | |
42 | .B \-D | |
43 | .B ezmlm-return | |
44 | will assume that the bounce is for a normal (non-digest) list. | |
45 | Normally, | |
46 | .B ezmlm-return | |
47 | will autodetect this from the bounce address. Autodetection makes | |
48 | .B ezmlm-return | |
49 | less flexible and will be removed in future versions. | |
50 | .B \-D | |
51 | will become the default. | |
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52 | .SH ADDRESSES |
53 | .B ezmlm-return | |
54 | handles mail sent to any of the following addresses: | |
55 | .TP | |
56 | .I local\fB\-return\- | |
57 | Trash. | |
58 | A help message or subscription acknowledgment bounced. | |
59 | .TP | |
60 | .I local\fB\-return\-\fImsg\fB\-\fIbox\fB=\fIdomain | |
61 | Distribution bounce. | |
62 | Message number | |
63 | .I msg | |
64 | was lost on the way to | |
65 | .IR box\fB@\fIdomain . | |
66 | .TP | |
67 | .I local\fB\-return\-\fImsg\fB\- | |
68 | Pre-VERP distribution bounce, in QSBMF format. | |
69 | Message number | |
70 | .I msg | |
71 | was lost on the way to one or more addresses; | |
72 | .B ezmlm-return | |
73 | will parse the bounce to figure out the addresses. | |
74 | .TP | |
75 | .I local\fB\-return\-warn\-\fIcookie\fB-\fIbox\fB=\fIdomain | |
76 | Warning bounce. | |
77 | A warning message from | |
78 | .B ezmlm-warn | |
79 | bounced. | |
80 | .TP | |
81 | .I local\fB\-return\-probe\-\fIcookie\fB-\fIbox\fB=\fIdomain | |
82 | Probe bounce. | |
83 | A probe from | |
84 | .B ezmlm-warn | |
85 | bounced. | |
86 | .B ezmlm-return | |
87 | will remove | |
88 | .I box\fB@\fIdomain | |
89 | from the mailing list. | |
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90 | .TP |
91 | .I local\fB\-return\-receipt\-\fIcookie\-fImsg\- | |
92 | A receipt from the list. This is logged. For SQL supporting lists, | |
93 | .I cookie | |
94 | is verified and receipt logged only if the cookie is correct. The arrival | |
95 | of the receipt shows that qmail at the sending host is running. | |
96 | ||
97 | For all the above addresses if, | |
98 | .I local | |
99 | is followed by | |
100 | .IR \-digest , | |
101 | bounces are assumed to be from the digest list, and are stored in | |
102 | .I dir\fB/digest/bounce | |
103 | rather than in | |
104 | .I dir \fB/bounce . | |
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105 | .SH "SEE ALSO" |
106 | ezmlm-manage(1), | |
107 | ezmlm-make(1), | |
108 | ezmlm-send(1), | |
109 | ezmlm-sub(1), | |
110 | ezmlm-unsub(1), | |
111 | ezmlm-warn(1), | |
112 | ezmlm-weed(1), | |
113 | ezmlm(5), | |
114 | qmail-command(8) |