Sept. 26, 2003
5:22 p.m.
"Greg" == Greg Stark "Re: [Mailman-Developers] Re: Bounce removal parameters default values" 26 Sep 2003 12:45:46 -0400
Greg> Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org> writes:
Greg> Causing valid bounces to be sent to the envelope senderIs required by the standards.
Greg> Instead the list that resent the message gets the bounce and
Greg> processes it as a failed message -- which in fact is exactly
Greg> what happened.The mailing list is the envelope sender of mail sent to the list. For example the envelope sender of the mail to which this is a reply is
mailman-developers-bounces@python.orgwhich is correct and compliant with the standards. A standards compliant MTA will send any DSN (Delivery Status Notice) to that address.
Greg> It just shouldn't extrapolate from those messages to
Greg> assuming the mailbox itself is down.If any mail is rejected or bounced (ie, initially accepted for delivery but later a DSN is returned indicating a delivery failure) then that is a delivery failure. If you do not like what your receiving mail systems reject or bounce that is not a Mailman problem.
jam