Re: [EXIM] Envelope sender problem...

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Craig Foster
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] Envelope sender problem...
On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Craig Foster wrote:

> Now, the problem appears to be with Mercury. Rather than sending
> from the forwarding user, it is for some reason using the original
> address in the From: header as the env sender. This is bizarre,
> but apparently cannot be changed.


Many Unix MTAs (including Exim) retain the original envelope sender when
forwarding.

> I realise that From: <Bob.Roberts> is bad. Is there any way around
> this problem apart from asking Bob to put a fq address in his header?


Non-fq addresses are definitely Harmful.


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