How to check if an e-mail bounced when sent using the mail() function?

[NeedExpertHelp]

Hi,

How can you check if an e-mail bounced when sent using the mail() function?

In other words, how can I check if I got one of those MAIL DELIVERY SUBSYSTEM failures in PHP (e.g. due to the recipient e-mail not existing) ?

Thanks!

[Matthew1980]

Hi there NeedExpertHelp,

I think as this is an inherent problem with the mail function, it only returns a bool when the function is actioned, so theoritically:-

if(mail(....yourParameters...)){
//Success message as message sent
}
else{
//Message failed in sending
}

would be the only way of dealing with a sent/not sent scenario (If anyone can correct me please do as this is what I have always understood this to be)

And the only real test of success is when you check the recipients inbox.

Sorry I can't answer any more fully that that, there may be class's (such as phpmailer that can do this, though I haven't tried this yet) out there that can handle this situation.

Cheers,
MRb

[enigma1]

There are switches for the headers you set using the mail. -f and -r For example try:

[e-mail] [e-mail]

as the forth argument to the mail function and the format is subject to the mail server. For linux it should typically work like the example above. So the [e-mail] should receive the bounced e-mails.