Re:Emailer tracking
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1997
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 11287
interpreted = N
texte = To clarify what emailer does -- it is only a POP client - if your email server accepts that as a possible recieptient (which it should) who is to say that .cpm is not a country... Then you will have no error -- I would suggest doing the checking that you are talking about in WebDNA before you hit the sendmail context... >Here's what happened the other day: > >Someone created a new record in the database, and my WebDNA was supposed to >send the person an email confirmation message. The only problem is that >this person entered a bad email address (instead of person@address.com >she typed person@address.cpm) so the message never got to her. > >Does emailer still report File handled with error: 0 when it handles a >message like this one ... even when the address is bad? > >If so, how can I check to make sure these automated messages are actually >deliverable? I want to send the message manually when I can figure out what >the error is in the address, and the example above is obvious ... > >Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.com >http://207.24.9.227/usarea/home.html Jay Van Vark ****************************** Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | The Search is Over Suite 462 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ****************************** 619.675.1106
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To clarify what emailer does -- it is only a POP client - if your email server accepts that as a possible recieptient (which it should) who is to say that .cpm is not a country... Then you will have no error -- I would suggest doing the checking that you are talking about in WebDNA before you hit the sendmail context... >Here's what happened the other day: > >Someone created a new record in the database, and my WebDNA was supposed to >send the person an email confirmation message. The only problem is that >this person entered a bad email address (instead of person@address.com >she typed person@address.cpm) so the message never got to her. > >Does emailer still report File handled with error: 0 when it handles a >message like this one ... even when the address is bad? > >If so, how can I check to make sure these automated messages are actually >deliverable? I want to send the message manually when I can figure out what >the error is in the address, and the example above is obvious ... > >Sincerely, Ken Grome ..... ken@iav.com >http://207.24.9.227/usarea/home.html Jay Van Vark ****************************** Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | The Search is Over Suite 462 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ****************************** 619.675.1106
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