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[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) 4. / 5. ksami007/php-mail-bounce-handler ActiveLibrary[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) ksami007/php-mail-bounce-handler ================================ PHP class to help webmasters handle bounce-back, feedback loop and ARF mails in standard DSN (Delivery Status Notification, RFC-1894). 1.12(5y ago)013LGPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=5.3.2 Since Nov 17Pushed 5y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/ksami007/php-mail-bounce-handler)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ksami007/php-mail-bounce-handler)[ Docs](https://github.com/ksami007/php-mail-bounce-handler)[ RSS](/packages/ksami007-php-mail-bounce-handler/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4w ago READMEChangelog (2)DependenciesVersions (7)Used By (0) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ee6990805533424c32d803d965b9ef3461efd96a0a71724d689fef54c50ad63e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6b73616d693030372f7068702d6d61696c2d626f756e63652d68616e646c65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/ksami007/php-mail-bounce-handler)[![Minimum PHP Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ed01d9ed58eeae6546ad914dfe36ffe4d8686fd4e56440892018169df0f3b5ec/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f7068702d253345253344253230352e332e322d3838393242462e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://php.net/)[![Tested on PHP 5.4 to 7.4](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8cafc6f5b59f27358118f8d7344d4b10aa8e48ab56c936f93180f841667f583b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f7465737465642532306f6e2d504850253230352e34253230253743253230352e35253230253743253230352e36253230253743253230372e30253230253743253230372e31253230253743253230372e32253230253743253230372e33253230253743253230372e342532302d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f6d61784167653d32343139323030)](https://php.net/) php-mail-bounce-handler ======================= [](#php-mail-bounce-handler) 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 >= 5.3.2 - Enable the [php\_imap](http://php.net/manual/en/book.imap.php) extension if you want to use the IMAP open mode. Installation with Composer -------------------------- [](#installation-with-composer) ``` composer require ksami007/php-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. 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) **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. License ------- [](#license) LGPL. See `LICENSE` for more details. ### Health Score 27 — LowBetter than 49% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity5 Limited adoption so far Community11 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 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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