
This email account will be the address that bounced messages will be delivered to. dada_config file (not in the plugin itself!) POP3 Server Information.Ĭreate a new POP3 email account. There's a few things you need to configure for this plugin. Your Mailing List - Change List InformationĬonfigure the plugin in your. Set this email address as our "List Administrator Adress" in the list control panel, under, Lightning Configuration/Installation InstructionsĬonfigure your mailing list to use this email address for its, "List Administrator Address" If you do install this way, note that you still have to create the create the Bounce Handler email account as well set the cronjob. We suggest using the Dada Mail Installer. The below installation instructions go through how to install the plugin manually. This plugin can be installed during a Dada Mail install/upgrade, using the included installer that comes with Dada Mail. Please read up on the topic before attempting! If you do not know how to set up a cronjob, attempting to set one up for Dada Mail will result in much aggravation. These points are not required, but recommended to use Bounce Handler:īounce Handler can be configured to run automatically by using a cronjob. This will most likely disrupt all regular mail sending in Dada Mail.īounce Handler MUST be able to check the POP3 accountĬheck to make sure that the POP3 server (usually, port 110) is not blocked from requests coming from your hosting account server. Meaning, if your domain is, "", the bounce email address should be something like, In other words, do not use a Yahoo! Gmail, or Hotmail account for your bounce address. The email address MUST belong to the domain you have Dada Mail installed If you do need to periodically check this inbox, make sure to have your mail reader set to not automatically remove the messages.

No one will be checking this POP3 account via a mail reader.ĭoing so won't break Dada Mail, but it will stop Bounce Handler from working correctly, if when checking messages, your mail reader then removes those messages from the POP3 account. You will need to create a new email address account for Bounce Handler to utilize.Įxample: create where, is the name of the domain Dada Mail is installed on.ĭo NOT use this address for anything except Bounce Handler Please make sure you have these requirements before installing this plugin:īounce Handler works by checking a email address via POP3. Obtaining a Copy of the Pluginīounce Handler is located in the, dada/plugins directory of the main Dada Mail distribution, under the name, bounce_handler.cgi Requirements Once the Score Threshold is reached, the email address is unsubscribed from the mailing list.

The usual action that is taken is to apply a score to the email address that has bounced the message.

The parsed message will then be examined and an action will be taken. This email account is then checked periodically by Bounce Handler.īounce Handler then reads awaiting messages and parses the messages in an attempt to understand why the message has bounced. Messages sent to subscribers of your mailing list that bounce back will be directed to the List Administrator Address. A user guide for Bounce Handler is available in the Dada Mail Manual chapter, Using the Dada Bounce Handler:īounce Handler intelligently handles bounces from Dada Mail list messages. The below documentation goes into detail on how to install and configure Bounce Handler. Do you use only one Bounce Email Address for all the mailing lists?.Customizing your cronjob with added parameters.Configuring the Cronjob to Automatically Run Bounce Handler.Telling Dada Mail to use Bounce Handler.Set this address as the default List Administration Email Address.Lightning Configuration/Installation Instructions.
