Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 13:31:04 +1300 (NZDT) From: Andrew McNaughton <andrew@scoop.co.nz> To: Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: Anders Nordby <anders@fix.no> Subject: Re: Tools to wash email-lists for bouncing addresses Message-ID: <20050115132706.W9021@a2.scoop.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <4B078DEB-664F-11D9-97FA-003065ABFD92@mac.com> References: <20050114131102.GA95157@totem.fix.no> <4B078DEB-664F-11D9-97FA-003065ABFD92@mac.com>
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Charles Swiger wrote: > On Jan 14, 2005, at 8:11 AM, Anders Nordby wrote: >> I have some mail lists with a lot of bouncing addresses that has been >> ignored for too long. How can I automatically wash them? I'd like to >> have a list of addresses to remove based on bounced mails, and that have >> been bouncing for a certain period or number of times. Preferably >> without sending probes, but if I have to I might consider that too. What >> are you guys doing to handle such issues? Is there any tools you would >> recommend? > > Use Mailman for your mailing list software; Mailman is smart enough to > understand bounces from list traffic and disable or remove old addresses. > The FreeBSD lists are using Mailman now... That works OK for simple mailing lists. I've got distribution lists where people can select the material they want based on word filters and the like, so every posting goes to a different set of people. I've been wondering if it would be possible to use parts of mailman for handling bounces and the like which are currently a major problem. Has anyone tried something like this? Any suggestions? Andrew McNaughton -- The United States is committed to the worldwide elimination of torture and we are leading this fight by example." - George Bush, 26 June 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew McNaughton Living in a shack in Tasmania andrew@scoop.co.nz Between the bush and the sea Mobile: +61 422 753 792 http://staff.scoop.co.nz/andrew/cv.doc http://www.scoop.co.nz/home | help
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