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[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) 4. / 5. seracid/php-mail-bounce-handler ActiveLibrary[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) seracid/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). 1.20(8y ago)7812LGPLPHPPHP >=5.4 Since Nov 17Pushed 8y ago4 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/seracid/phpMailBounceHandler)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/seracid/php-mail-bounce-handler)[ Docs](https://github.com/crazy-max/CwsMailBounceHandler)[ RSS](/packages/seracid-php-mail-bounce-handler/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (1)Versions (13)Used By (0) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/210ce3face9c8b9c6ada084b6d7619f65cdfed2467cf9b4e7aec8ed0190d6ee4/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f736572616369642f7068702d6d61696c2d626f756e63652d68616e646c65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/seracpd/php-mail-bounce-handler)[![Minimum PHP Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b52c83f3d45755ebcb1e6863ebb202ab192aaf773424369ffdeedae107f027ef/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f7068702d253345253344253230352e342d3838393242462e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://php.net/)[![Codacy Badge](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a1ecffd681341d4aee52701c5479601e85a2d308a38f7107913e70c51eeb765a/68747470733a2f2f6170692e636f646163792e636f6d2f70726f6a6563742f62616467652f47726164652f6364383364323938636130303435353861653664336338656566666564653762)](https://www.codacy.com/app/seracid/PhpMailBounceHandler?utm_source=github.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=seracid/phpMailBounceHandler&utm_campaign=Badge_Grade)[![StyleCI](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4bc6db71eab1f1a23336cf5f74427878f8f6d971d03272fdf2e6360ee3a0f62a/68747470733a2f2f7374796c6563692e696f2f7265706f732f3130303832313038322f736869656c643f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://styleci.io/repos/100821082)[![Gemnasium](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/65b0b36a8ae089693ecc3e941d46d842e480c0938ede654c7960cde30bf79822/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f67656d6e617369756d2f736572616369642f7068704d61696c426f756e636548616e646c65722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://gemnasium.com/github.com/seracid/phpMailBounceHandler) PhpMailBounceHandler ==================== [](#phpmailbouncehandler) The original project for this handler was: [CwsMailBounceHandler](https://github.com/crazy-max/CwsMailBounceHandler). 📬 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 deletes or moves 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 with Composer -------------------------- [](#installation-with-composer) ``` composer require seracid/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. Post-process ------------ [](#post-process) A result object `SGT\MailBounceHandler\Models\Result` is available to process custom post-actions. Methods ======= [](#methods) ImapHandler ----------- [](#imaphandler) **openLocal** - Open a IMAP mail box in local file system. **openRemote** - Open a remote IMAP mail box. **processMails** - Process the messages in a mailbox or a folder. **processMailMove** - Request mail message to be moved. **processMailDelete** - Request mail message be deleted. **isImapMailboxExists** - Confirms a mailbox exists (and optionally create it). **closeMailbox** - Closes IMAP connection in use and logs it. EmlFileHandler -------------- [](#emlfilehandler) **openEmlFolder** - Open a folder containing eml files on your system. **processMails** - Process the messages in a mailbox or a folder. **processMailMove** - Request mail message to be moved. **processMailDelete** - Request mail message be deleted. Handler ------- [](#handler) **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 33 — LowBetter than 75% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity22 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity65 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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