This action excludes from the source file all the addresses listed in the exclude file. Exclude file can be also referred to as a stop-list. Address syntax in a source file and in an exclude file may differ. E.g., a source file contains the following lines:
John Smith <jsmith@email.com>
jane@email.com
And the exclude file contains the following lines:
jsmith@email.com
"Jane Morgan" <jane@email.com>
Despite the address syntax is different, both addresses will be excluded from the source file (more exactly, they won't be saved in a destination file). The list of excluded addresses in the log has the following format:
INV 1049605: "WHAT?" <WHAT>
DUP 1051097: mp3help@sandh.com
DUP 1051098: "Kristoff Batizy" <kristoff.batizy@nau.edu>
DUP 1051099: pr@netdragons.com
DUP 1051100: "to Postmaster" <postmaster@dngmail.com>
Loading the exclude file 'D:\exclude-list.txt'
EXC 10: jpiracy@adobe.com
EXC 17: debbib@bsa.org
EXC 18: roni.singleton@dittus.com
Each line starts with the three-letter code (DUP - duplicated address; INV - invalid address; EXC - excluded because contained in the exclude file), followed by the line number, colon, and the address proper.
MLW doesn't attempt to correct address syntax during this action, so we recommend that you run address syntax correction procedure first.