Getting a list of email bounces

by Alston
3 replies
Is there a way to pull a list of the email addresses that bounce off the server? My server uses Unix.

Any help will be appreciated.
#bounces #email #list
  • Profile picture of the author RobKonrad
    Hi Alston,

    do you mean bouncing while sending directly via the server?

    Cheers,
    Rob Konrad
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  • Profile picture of the author eminc
    It looks like you need to check the SMTP logs (typically located at /var/log/mail.*), and then run them through any log parser to get all the error messages related to bounced email addresses.

    Some log parsers are

    http://awstats.sourceforge.net/
    Yet Another Advanced Log Analyser


    Mohit
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    • Profile picture of the author Alston
      @Mohit I'm going to try your solution.

      I'm trying to get a list of the bounced emails addresses so that I don't keep sending email to bad addresses and get my server put on the spam list.

      I do plan to use a different server for regular email communications.

      If I can't pull a list off the server that I can turn into an CSV, I'll have to pay someone to copy and the emails addresses of the bounced emails.
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