(SQL Server) Bounced Email Handling

Demonstrates how to examine emails and detect which are bounced (automated) replies. Classifies each email according to the type of bounce.

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// Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
//
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @bounce int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.Bounce', @bounce OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- The mailman object is used for receiving (POP3) 
    -- and sending (SMTP) email.
    DECLARE @mailman int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat_9_5_0.MailMan', @mailman OUT

    -- Set the POP3 server's hostname
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'MailHost', 'mail.chilkatsoft.com'

    -- Set the POP3 login/password.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopUsername', 'myLogin'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'PopPassword', 'myPassword'

    -- Copy the all email from the user's POP3 mailbox 
    -- into a bundle object.  The email remains on the server.
    -- (There are other methods for deleting email from a POP3 server.)
    DECLARE @bundle int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'CopyMail', @bundle OUT
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @bounce
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    DECLARE @email int

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bundle, 'MessageCount', @iTmp0 OUT
    WHILE @i < @iTmp0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @bundle, 'GetEmail', @email OUT, @i

        DECLARE @success int
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @bounce, 'ExamineEmail', @success OUT, @email
        IF @success = 0
          BEGIN
            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT @sTmp0
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @bundle

            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @bounce
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
            RETURN
          END

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 1
          BEGIN
            -- Hard bounce, log the email address

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceAddress', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT 'Hard Bounce: ' + @sTmp0
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 2
          BEGIN
            -- Soft bounce, log the email address

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceAddress', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT 'Soft Bounce: ' + @sTmp0
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 3
          BEGIN
            -- General bounce, no email address available.

            PRINT 'General Bounce: No email address'
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 4
          BEGIN
            -- General bounce, log the email address

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceAddress', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT 'General Bounce: ' + @sTmp0
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 5
          BEGIN
            -- Mail blocked, log the email address
            -- A bounce occured because the sender was blocked. 

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceAddress', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT 'Mail Blocked: ' + @sTmp0
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 6
          BEGIN
            -- Auto-reply, log the email address

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceAddress', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT 'Auto-Reply: ' + @sTmp0
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 7
          BEGIN
            -- Transient (recoverable) Failure, log the email address

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceAddress', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT 'Transient Failure: ' + @sTmp0
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 8
          BEGIN
            -- Subscribe request, log the email address

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceAddress', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT 'Subscribe Request: ' + @sTmp0
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 9
          BEGIN
            -- Unsubscribe Request, log the email address

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceAddress', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT 'Unsubscribe Request: ' + @sTmp0
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 10
          BEGIN
            -- Virus Notification, log the email address

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceAddress', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT 'Virus Notification: ' + @sTmp0
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 11
          BEGIN
            -- Suspected bounce.
            -- This should be rare.  It indicates that the Bounce
            -- component found strong evidence that this is a bounced
            -- email, but couldn't quite recognize everything it
            -- needed to be 100% sure.  Feel free to notify
            -- support@chilkatsoft.com regarding emails having this
            -- bounce type.

            PRINT 'Suspected Bounce!'
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 12
          BEGIN
            -- Challenge/Response - Auto-reply message sent by SPAM software 
            -- where only verified email addresses are accepted. 

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceAddress', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT 'Challenge: ' + @sTmp0
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 13
          BEGIN
            -- Address Change Notification Message.

            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceAddress', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT 'Address Change: ' + @sTmp0
          END
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @bounce, 'BounceType', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 14
          BEGIN
            -- Success DSN indicating that the message was successfully relayed.

            PRINT 'DSN Successful Relay: '
          END

        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email

        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @bundle

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'Pop3EndSession', @success OUT

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @bounce
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman


END
GO