VERPing and Personalization (was Re: [TriLUG] Iptables help)

[Aaron S. Joyner]

Tanner Lovelace wrote:

> Mark Wilson said the following on 3/26/04 9:42 AM:
>
>> --- Dan Monjar <dan at daijin.nulluser.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> So, what do people think?  (How many people are
>>>
>>>
>>> still going WTF is
>>>
>>>> VERP? :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> +1
>>>
>>
>>
>> Make that 2...
>
>
> Ok, the short answer: Variable Envelope Return Paths.
>
> The long answer:
>
> See http://cr.yp.to/proto/verp.txt
>
> or for mailman specific information:
>
> http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq02.002.htp
>
> Note that those two links are numbers 1 and 4 in the list
> on google if you search for VERP.  Sheesh.
>
> Cheers,
> Tanner

My original impression was that they were responding to the first 
portion of the email, i.e. "So, what do people think?"  As for me, I'm 
all in favor of VERP where the load trade-offs are appropriate.

Aaron J.