[Mailman-Users] Keep getting empty bounces

[Mark Sapiro]

Chris Mason wrote:
>>
>I followed your instructions, thi sis the session:
>[root at server7 root]# python
>Python 2.2.3 (#1, Feb  2 2005, 12:20:51)
>[GCC 3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-49)] on linux2
>Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> import smtplib
> >>> msg = """Subject: Test Message
>... Message-Id: some-id at nowhere.example.com
>... From: masonc at masonc.com
>... To: You
>...
>... This is a test
>... """
> >>> rcpts = ['lists at masonc.com', 'netconcepts_anguilla at yahoo.com']


Are these the actual recipients that were "bouncing" on your test list?


> >>> env = 'mailman-bounces at picadoo.com'


I suggested that you put your own address here so the "bounces" would
come directly to you.


> >>> SMTPHOST = 'localhost'
> >>> SMTPPORT = 0
> >>> x = smtplib.SMTP()
> >>> x.connect(SMTPHOST, SMTPPORT)
>(220, 'server7.picadoo.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.12.11/8.12.11; Sat, 25 Mar 
>2006 12:20:49 -0400')
> >>> x.sendmail(env, rcpts, msg)
>{}
> >>>
>
>
>And the emails arrived as planned with no bounces.


In any case, this is just the way Mailman sends mail, so if there are
no "bounces" returned from this, I have no idea why there would be
bounces from list posts sent to the same addresses.

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