On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I'm running Mailman 2.1.5 and postfix 2.0.15. I noticed some strange > > bounce addresses in the mail logs: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Is this how probe messages sent the reply-to/from header to? > > kind of, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > is the VERP return-path used... > I.e. the Variable Envelope Return Path. > > This is the ''return path'' used on the ENVELOPE, i.e. the > address used in "MAIL FROM:" SMTP command. > This is the address to which bounces are delivered... > > Hence, probes use such 'silly' Envelope FROM: addresses with > a ''random'' hex. code whatnot in the address to have a reliable > way of checking that address really does bounce. Thanks, thats what I thought but wanted confirmation. > > The snag is, your MTA/alias-files/etc MAY not be delivering mail > with the listname-bounces+45894735478574893 code piped to mailman > like it's supposed to unless configured correctly. > Unless this is working, this will break 'automatic disabling and > unsubscribing' of users with broken/bouncing email addresses. > > I don't know postfix.... Yeah, the snag was that Postfix wasn't configured to handle these. At some point the 'recipient_delimiter = +' parameter got removed from the main.cf file. I've added it back in some these should be processed correctly now. Sean ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
