Bounced email on Google App Engine

Asked 2010-04-06T14:49:45.680

I'm developing application for google app engine (python), witch needs not only to send emails, but also know which ones bounce back.

I created special account for my domain noreply@example.com, added it as an app admin and sending messages from it.

The problem is (and it was described here http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/detail?id=1800) - GAE sets the Return-Path to some internal email address, not allowing to receive bounced email messages.

Anyone aware of any possible workaround for this? Thanks.

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Google has actually since added a method for receiving bounced messages via an HTTP Request. It requires adding to your app.yaml:

inbound_services:
- mail_bounce

Which will cause a request to hit /_ah/bounce each time a bounce is received. You can then handle the bounce by adding a handler for it. See the section there on Handling Bounce Notifications for more details on how to glean the additional information from those requests.

answered 2013-03-25T19:36:57.660

Bounced email on Google App Engine

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