[Mailman-Developers] [Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>] Re: Bounce removal parameters default values

[J C Lawrence]

On 17 Jun 2004 14:36:39 -0400 
Greg Stark <gsstark at mit.edu> wrote:

> Really Mailman should simply not trust outside data for any
> purpose. It should treat the bounces received from mailing list
> messages purely as hints. It should then send its *own* message with
> content not subject to any control from outside to the user. Only if
> that known inoffensive message bounces should it consider removing the
> user.

In the absence of VERP this is far more difficult than it at first
seems.  The simple question becomes, even in the presence of a
customised test message, how do you recognise a bounce for that
particular message vs others?

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