Bounce Message: Message sent back to an email sender reporting the message could not be delivered and why. Note: Not all bounced emails result in messages being sent back to the sender. Not all bounce messages are clear or accurate about the reason email was bounced.

 

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Bounce Message: Message sent back to an email sender reporting the message could not be delivered and why. Note: Not all bounced emails result in messages being sent back to the sender. Not all bounce messa . . . View Full Definition

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Member Bounce: (also 'member's bounce, lucky kick') a very favorable (lucky) bounce or kick of the ball

Short Message Service Center (SMSC): The hardware device submitting the messages. Currently, SMSC devices support binary formats.

Welcome Message: Message sent automatically to new list members as soon as their email addresses are added successfully.

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Hard Bounce: Message sent to an invalid, closed or nonexistent email account.

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