Re: [xmail] Auto Reply
Hi, Theres another, simple approach to it: configure the autoreply to send with a specific address, like autore...@domain, and configure this account to not receive or to drop the messages. Regards. On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Emmanuel Gonzalez gonza...@situpweb.com wrote: Hi There, I’m using an Autoreply script that works fine with Xmail (in perl). I had an issue with Ebay last week and don’t know how to handle it. When activated, the script replied to an email from ebay (nore...@ebay...) and then ebay sent an email saying “no reply” and the script replied etc… In less than one day, 300 000 mails in the mailbox... I had to remove the script for this user. Is there someone here who had already that kind of problem and found a way to fix it ? Any idea / suggestion ? Best, Emmanuel Gonzalez ___ xmail mailing list xmail@xmailserver.org http://xmailserver.org/mailman/listinfo/xmail ___ xmail mailing list xmail@xmailserver.org http://xmailserver.org/mailman/listinfo/xmail
Re: [xmail] Auto Reply
Thanks Zilon X, I updated the script to and reply to same contact only if last answer was done 3hours minimum thx Emmanuel Gonzalez CEO - SITUP WEB DESIGN --.oOo.-- | SITUP Web Design | | 18, chemin des sables | ---=/\=--- | 06160 Juan les Pins | | Phone : +33 497 060 335 | | FRANCE | | Fax : +33 493 616 107 | --.oOo.-- ---=\/=--- -Message d'origine- De : xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org [mailto:xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org] De la part de Zilon X Envoyé : jeudi 25 février 2010 14:21 À : XMail Users Mailing List Objet : Re: [xmail] Auto Reply Hi, Theres another, simple approach to it: configure the autoreply to send with a specific address, like autore...@domain, and configure this account to not receive or to drop the messages. Regards. On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Emmanuel Gonzalez gonza...@situpweb.com wrote: Hi There, Im using an Autoreply script that works fine with Xmail (in perl). I had an issue with Ebay last week and dont know how to handle it. When activated, the script replied to an email from ebay (nore...@ebay...) and then ebay sent an email saying no reply and the script replied etc In less than one day, 300 000 mails in the mailbox... I had to remove the script for this user. Is there someone here who had already that kind of problem and found a way to fix it ? Any idea / suggestion ? Best, Emmanuel Gonzalez ___ xmail mailing list xmail@xmailserver.org http://xmailserver.org/mailman/listinfo/xmail ___ xmail mailing list xmail@xmailserver.org http://xmailserver.org/mailman/listinfo/xmail ___ xmail mailing list xmail@xmailserver.org http://xmailserver.org/mailman/listinfo/xmail
Re: [xmail] Auto Reply
Francis, As usual, you have damn great answers and I will implement that and shared with you the results. Thank you very much for this approach ! Emmanuel De : xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org [mailto:xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org] De la part de CLEMENT Francis Envoyé : lundi 22 février 2010 16:06 À : 'XMail Users Mailing List' Objet : Re: [xmail] Auto Reply Hello Emmanel No 'simple' solution except a autoreply script that use a blacklist Or an 'intelligent' autoreply script that will do something like this (avoid any 'loop' in any case, even not in autoreply blacklist) : - Use a 'autoreply tracking' database that will keep track of sender/receiver couple this last date of autoreply sent - Define a 'resend delay' (say max 1 per day or 1 per two days, ) - when activating 'autoreply' for a receiver email, delete any old entry in db for this 'receiver' - On new mail for this receiver (with autoreply activated) if sender/receiver couple no present in db, add entry in db with today as last autoreply send, and send autoreply else (sender/receiver addresses couple present in db) : if date of last autoreply send is older than 'resend' delay, update db entry (last date autoreplay now today) and send autoreply again else don't send autoreply, dont change db entry - when removing 'autoreply' on receiver, delete any old entries in db for this receiver So in your ebay case, assuming a 1 per day resend delay, system will send an autoreply on 'ebay' only on first mail der day for this 'autoreply enabled' receiver Francis -Message d'origine- De : xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org [mailto:xmail-boun...@xmailserver.org]de la part de Emmanuel Gonzalez Envoyé : lundi 22 février 2010 13:39 À : 'XMail Users Mailing List' Objet : [xmail] Auto Reply Hi There, I'm using an Autoreply script that works fine with Xmail (in perl). I had an issue with Ebay last week and don't know how to handle it. When activated, the script replied to an email from ebay (nore...@ebay...) and then ebay sent an email saying no reply and the script replied etc... In less than one day, 300 000 mails in the mailbox... I had to remove the script for this user. Is there someone here who had already that kind of problem and found a way to fix it ? Any idea / suggestion ? Best, Emmanuel Gonzalez ___ xmail mailing list xmail@xmailserver.org http://xmailserver.org/mailman/listinfo/xmail
