ezmlm-warn(1)                                       ezmlm-warn(1)

NAME
       ezmlm-warn - send out bounce warnings

SYNOPSIS
       ezmlm-warn [ -dD ][ -t timeout ][ -l lockout ] dir

DESCRIPTION
       ezmlm-warn sends out warning messages for the mailing list
       stored in dir.

       ezmlm-warn scans dir/bounce/d/ for directories older  than
       timeout days ago (see -t).  The directories are created by
       B ezmlm-return and contain bounces.  If ezmlm-warn sees  a
       distribution  bounce  for  box@domain  received  more than
       timeout days ago, it sends box@domain a list  of  all  the
       message  numbers  missed recently, and deletes the bounce.
       If it sees a warning bounce for box@domain  received  more
       than  timeout  days  ago, it sends box@domain a probe, and
       deletes the bounce.

       ezmlm-warn uses dir/bounce/lastd to keep track of when  it
       was  last  run.  If  insufficient time has passed (see -l)
       ezmlm-warn exits without further action.

       ezmlm-warn keeps files with the bounced message numbers in
       dir/bounce/h.     Expired    files    are    removed   and
       dir/bounce/lasth keeps  track  of  the  last  subdirectory
       scanned.

       ezmlm-warn  will not send a warning or probe to an address
       that is not currently a subscriber.

OPTIONS
       -d     process bounces for the digest  list,  rather  than
              for  the main list.  Digest list bounces are stored
              in dir/digest/bounce/ rather than in dir/bounce/.

       -D     (Default.)  Process bounces for the main list.

       -l lockout
              ezmlm-warn will abort execution if it was run  less
              than  lockout seconds ago. The default is timeout /
              50, which with the default timeout is  20,000  sec-
              onds (approx. 5.6 hours). There is no reason to use
              this switch, except for  testing  and  possibly  in
              combination with -t.

       -t timeout
              Bounces  received  more  than  timeout days ago are
              processed. This overrides the default of  1,000,000
              seconds (approximately 10 days) and may possibly be
              useful for very large busy lists. Also,  a  timeout
              of  zero  can  be  used  to  send  a warning to all
              addresses for which a bounce has been received  and

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ezmlm-warn(1)                                       ezmlm-warn(1)

              a  probe  for all addresses for which a warning has
              bounces.  This  is  useful  to  rapidly  clear  out
              bouncing  addresses  from  a  (low quality) address
              list.

SEE ALSO
       ezmlm-make(1), ezmlm-return(1), ezmlm(5)

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