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[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) 4. / 5. hope-media/cws-mail-bounce-handler AbandonedArchivedLibrary[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) hope-media/cws-mail-bounce-handler ================================== PHP class to help webmasters handle bounce-back, feedback loop and ARF mails in standard DSN (Delivery Status Notification, RFC-1894). 1.15(7y ago)226MITPHPPHP >=5.4 Since Nov 17Pushed 7y ago5 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/hope-media/CwsMailBounceHandler)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/hope-media/cws-mail-bounce-handler)[ Docs](https://github.com/hope-media/CwsMailBounceHandler)[ RSS](/packages/hope-media-cws-mail-bounce-handler/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today READMEChangelogDependencies (1)Versions (10)Used By (0) CwsMailBounceHandler ==================== [](#cwsmailbouncehandler) About ----- [](#about) PHP class to help webmasters handle bounce-back, feedback loop and ARF mails in standard DSN (Delivery Status Notification, RFC-1894). It checks your IMAP inbox or eml files and delete or move all bounced emails. If a bounce is malformed, it tries to extract some useful information to parse status. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP >= 5.4 - Enable the [php\_imap](http://php.net/manual/en/book.imap.php) extension if you want to use the IMAP open mode. Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require hope-media/cws-mail-bounce-handler ``` And download the code: ``` composer install # or update ``` Getting started --------------- [](#getting-started) See `tests/test.php` file sample to help you. You can use the eml files in the `tests/emls` folder for testing. Post-process ------------ [](#post-process) A result object `Cws\MailBounceHandler\Models\Result` is available to process custom post-actions. Methods ------- [](#methods) **openImapLocal** - Open a IMAP mail box in local file system. **openImapRemote** - Open a remote IMAP mail box. **openEmlFolder** - Open a folder containing eml files on your system. **processMails** - Process the messages in a mailbox or a folder. **getStatusCodeExplanations** -Get explanations from DSN status code via the RFC 1893. **isMailboxOpenMode** - Check if open mode is mailbox. **isFileOpenMode** - Check if open mode is file. **isNeutralProcessMode** - Check if process mode is neutral mode. **isMoveProcessMode** - Check if process mode is move mode. **isDeleteProcessMode** - Check if process mode is delete mode. **getProcessMode** - The method to process bounces. **setNeutralProcessMode** - Set the method to process bounces to neutral. (default) **setMoveProcessMode** - Set the method to process bounces to move. **setDeleteProcessMode** - Set the method to process bounces to delete. **setProcessMode** - Set the method to process bounces. **getMailboxService** - Mailbox service. **setImapMailboxService** - Set the mailbox service to IMAP. (default) **setPop3MailboxService** - Set the mailbox service to POP3. **setMailboxService** - Set the mailbox service. **getMailboxHost** - Mailbox host server. **setMailboxHost** - Set the mailbox host server. (default localhost) **getMailboxUsername** - The username of mailbox. **setMailboxUsername** - Set the username of mailbox. **setMailboxPassword** - Set the password needed to access mailbox. **getMailboxPort** - The mailbox server port number. **setMailboxPortPop3** - Set the mailbox server port number to POP3 (110). **setMailboxPortPop3TlsSsl** - Set the mailbox server port number to POP3 TLS/SSL (995). **setMailboxPortImap** - Set the mailbox server port number to IMAP (143). (default) **setMailboxPortImapTlsSsl** - Set the mailbox server port number to IMAP TLS/SSL (995). **setMailboxPort** - Set the mailbox server port number. **getMailboxSecurity** - The mailbox security option. **setMailboxSecurity** - Set the mailbox security option. (default const MAILBOX\_SECURITY\_NOTLS) **getMailboxCert** - Certificate validation. **setMailboxCertValidate** - Set the certificate validation to VALIDATE. **setMailboxCertNoValidate** - Set the certificate validation to NOVALIDATE. (default) **setMailboxCert** - Set the certificate validation. **getMailboxName** - Mailbox name. **setMailboxName** - Set the mailbox name, other choices are (Tasks, Spam, Replies, etc...). (default INBOX) **getMailboxHandler** - The resource handler for the opened mailbox (POP3/IMAP/NNTP/etc...). **getMaxMessages** - Maximum limit messages processed in one batch. **setMaxMessages** - Set the maximum limit messages processed in one batch (0 for unlimited). **isPurge** - Check if purge unknown messages. **setPurge** - Set the mailbox server port number. **getError** - The last error message. How can i help ? ---------------- [](#how-can-i-help-) All kinds of contributions are welcomed! The most basic way to show your support is to star the project, or to raise issues. License ------- [](#license) MIT. See `LICENSE` for more details. ### Health Score 29 — LowBetter than 60% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity9 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity64 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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