.TH ezmlm-return 1
.SH NAME
ezmlm-return \- handle mailing list bounces
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B ezmlm-return
.I dir
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B ezmlm-return
handles bounces for the mailing list
stored in
.IR dir .

.B ezmlm-return
is normally invoked from a
.B .qmail
file.
It reads a mail message from its standard input,
and a mail envelope from the
.BR SENDER ,
.BR LOCAL ,
and
.BR HOST
environment variables.
.SH ADDRESSES
.B ezmlm-return
handles mail sent to any of the following addresses:
.TP
.I local\fB\-return\-
Trash.
A help message or subscription acknowledgment bounced.
.TP
.I local\fB\-return\-\fImsg\fB\-\fIbox\fB=\fIdomain
Distribution bounce.
Message number
.I msg
was lost on the way to
.IR box\fB@\fIdomain .
.TP
.I local\fB\-return\-\fImsg\fB\-
Pre-VERP distribution bounce, in QSBMF format.
Message number
.I msg
was lost on the way to one or more addresses;
.B ezmlm-return
will parse the bounce to figure out the addresses.
.TP
.I local\fB\-return\-warn\-\fIcookie\fB-\fIbox\fB=\fIdomain
Warning bounce.
A warning message from
.B ezmlm-warn
bounced.
.TP
.I local\fB\-return\-probe\-\fIcookie\fB-\fIbox\fB=\fIdomain
Probe bounce.
A probe from
.B ezmlm-warn
bounced.
.B ezmlm-return
will remove
.I box\fB@\fIdomain
from the mailing list.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
ezmlm-manage(1),
ezmlm-make(1),
ezmlm-send(1),
ezmlm-sub(1),
ezmlm-unsub(1),
ezmlm-warn(1),
ezmlm-weed(1),
ezmlm(5),
qmail-command(8)