Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ4] generic email alias question

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Andy Clyde, oxfordmusic.net" wrote:

> i have a domain set up on my box (www.domain.com) with a catch-all address.
> i want to set up a mailbox to use for mailing lists so that i can
> automatically catch bounce backs.
> each mailing list email would be sent from a unique address (e.g.
> listXXXX@xxxxxxxxxx) where XXXX is a unique identifier for the destination
> email address. a script would then check this mailbox and process any bounce
> backs.

non-deliverable email is NOT sent back to the "From" address; it's sent
back to the envelope sender.  Each email will have to be sent out with a
custom envelope sender.  This will probably require custom mailing list
software.

> so basically, i need to set up an alias with the regular expression form
> list[0-9]{4}.
> i still want the catch-all address to exist topick up any other mails. can i
> just add this to virtusertable and do a makemap hash?
> is there another way of doing it?

I'm not sure if you can use regular expressions in virtusertable; read
man virtusertable for more information.

> this is NOT for spam purposes. this is our own controlled opt-out mailing
> list for the customers of our online shop. we currently have nearly 10,000
> and are expecting this to rise sharply in the next few months.

With thousands of addresses in an opt-out list it won't be long before
it won't matter as you'll be listed everywhere as a spammer and your
connectivity provider will be disconnecting you.  The only safe mailing
lists are double-opt-in lists.

Jeff
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