This directory contains the implemetation for a new filtering action PATBOUNCE, along with the necessary configuration files. The PATBOUNCE command is used to automatically remove bad addresses from users file list, recorded via @SH package commands. This should be very useful if you distribute patches via e-mail for the packages you maintain, and use dist-3.0 to maintain them. Otherwise, it is a good example of how to post-process a bounce message and deal with it. The rules.cf file includes sample rules showing how PATBOUNCE is intended to be used. You can include the lines from mailagent.cf into your ~/.mailagent to configure the command. Don't forget to install the new command by adding the line in newcmd.cf into your newcmd file and installing the patbounce.pl file in the proper location where mailagent can find it. Raphael Manfredi Grenoble, France, December 26th 1996