Re: Fwd: lists.debian.org has received bounces from you

[Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net>]

Actually, my email address has been down since last Tuesday, only fully 
returning yesterday.  Meaning that for all that time bounces to the list 
would  get counted for my address.  Got this very e-mail several hours 
ago.
Kare



On Tue, 26 May 2020, Marc Shapiro wrote:

> On 5/26/20 2:23 PM, Abhishek Dixit wrote:
> >  What should I do for bounce messages I get.
> >
> >
> >  ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> >  From: *Debian Listmaster Team* <listmaster@lists.debian.org
> >  <mailto:listmaster@lists.debian.org>>
> >  Date: Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:16 AM
> >  Subject: lists.debian.org <http://lists.debian.org> has received bounces
> >  from you
> >  To: <abhidixit87@gmail.com <mailto:abhidixit87@gmail.com>>
> >
> >
> >  Dear subscriber,
> >
> >  We've encountered some problems while sending listmail to your
> >  emailaddress abhidixit87@gmail.com <mailto:abhidixit87@gmail.com>.
> >
> >  In the last seven days we've seen bounces for the following list:
> >  * debian-user
> >          1 bounce out of 84 mails in one day (1%, kick-score is 80%)
> >          (https://lists.debian.org/bounces/ue_GpOw_vSJRYwJ9fC4rKw)
> >
> >  (The link above points to a copy of the latest bounce
> >  and will be valid for seven days.)
> >
> >  If the bounce-rate passes the kick-score, our bounce-detection will
> >  forcibly
> >  remove your subscription.
> >
> >  Bounces happen from time to time when spam slips through our filters but
> >  are
> >  rejected by your mail provider.  If you are your own mail provider and
> >  use
> >  'Before-Queue Content filtering', you should whitelist bendel.debian.org
> >  <http://bendel.debian.org> from
> >  Content filtering.
> >
> >  However: You can safely ignore this message (and you will not be
> >  unsubscribed
> >  :-) ) if your bounce rate remains low.
> >
> >  For more information see https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/ListMaster/FAQ
> >
> >  You are welcome to contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
> >  <mailto:listmaster@lists.debian.org> if you think this
> >  message was sent in error.
> >
> >          Sincerely,
> >  The Listmaster Team
> >  --
> >  http://lists.debian.org
> >
> >
> >
> >  --
> >  -------------------------
> >
> >  Abhi
>
> I wouldn't worry about it.  When I get these (which is maybe once every 
> month, or two) I check the bounced e-mail (from the link) to see if it was 
> anything I really needed to read.  Then I don't worry about it any more.  
> You have a 1% bounce rate.  As the e-mail says, they will remove your 
> subscription if it reaches 80%.  With 84 e-mails, they would have to 
> received 68 bounces before it would become an issue.  For me, it has never 
> been more than 1 bounce.  Nothing top worry about.
>
>
> Marc