You can set a "failto" attribute. Some mail servers choose to bounce to the from, however.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Phillip Vector <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Probably a noob question. :) > > How do you set a bounce back address in cfmail? I mean, seperate from > the "From" field. Is there a setting that allows for a "Bounced" field > or something? > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Bobby Hartsfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > You could set the bounce back address to an address used only for the > > purpose of collecting the bounced emails. Then cfpop the address, use a > > regex to pull out the emails and remove them from the database. > > > > I'd personally add a 'numberOfBounces' numeric column to your database > and > > instead of deleting the record when the address bounces, increment the > > 'numberOfBounces' for that address. Once it hits a specific bounce > count, > > then delete it. Bounces don't always mean the address is bad, the next > one > > could go through. I see it occasionally. > > > > The chances of 2 email addresses being found in the body of the bounced > > email is pretty high as well. The address it was sent from and the > address > > it was sent to. Just make sure that the address you send FROM doesn't > need > > to be subscribed to your mailing list. > > > > ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. > > Bobby Hartsfield > > http://acoderslife.com > > http://cf4em.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: shen wang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:54 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: how handle emails not exists or inactive before sending out > > > > how handle emails not exists or inactive before sending out > > We have a notification application sending email to users , we use the > email > > validation in the form , but we still received a lot of undelivered > emails . > > how to handle it? > > > > thnkas > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:304088 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
