Re: What is bounce-debian-user ?
On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 06:51:24AM -0800, Xucaen wrote:
>
> --- Hall Stevenson <hallstevenson@mindspring.com>
> > Mine reads:
> >
> > Status: U
> > Return-Path:
> >
> <bounce-debian-user=hallstevenson=mindspring.com@lists.debian.org>
>
> I'm not sure, but I think in this context,
> "bounce" means the e-mail was "bounced" to the
> user from the server. I would think we all get
> messages that are "bounced" from "debian-user"
> list.
Actually this is a VERP return address. The reason being, that if your
email bounces, and gets returned to the mailing list, the bounce
processor has an easier time finding out who the bounce came from, since
it is in the return address.
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