From f2c620ffbd5295f0d58ec5b9a3918af4275325b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Louise Crow Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:46:16 +0100 Subject: Use smaller sentences. --- docs/installing/email.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'docs/installing') diff --git a/docs/installing/email.md b/docs/installing/email.md index 3587fd55c..158249936 100644 --- a/docs/installing/email.md +++ b/docs/installing/email.md @@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ Configure the address that these messages are sent from in the [`TRACK_SENDER_EM ### Automatic bounce handling (optional) -Emails to [`CONTACT_EMAIL`]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/customising/config/#contact_email) and [`TRACK_SENDER_EMAIL`]({{site.baseurl}}docs/customising/config/#track_sender_email) can be filtered through a script, `script/handle-mail-replies`, that handles bounce messages for temporary and permanent delivery problems and 'out of office' notifications and forwards other mails to your administrators. This script will also prevent any further track emails being sent to a user email address that appears to have a permanent delivery problem. +As [`CONTACT_EMAIL`]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/customising/config/#contact_email) and [`TRACK_SENDER_EMAIL`]({{site.baseurl}}docs/customising/config/#track_sender_email) appear in the `From:` header of emails sent from Alaveteli, they sometimes receive reply emails, including bounce messages and ‘out of office’ notifications. + +Alaveteli provides a script (`script/handle-mail-replies`) that handles bounce messages and ‘out of office’ notifications and forwards genuine mails to your administrators. + +It also prevents further track emails being sent to a user email address that appears to have a permanent delivery problem. If you want to make use of this automatic bounce-message handling, then set the [`TRACK_SENDER_EMAIL`]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/customising/config/#track_sender_email) and [`CONTACT_EMAIL`]({{ site.baseurl }}docs/customising/config/#contact_email) address to one -- cgit v1.2.3