Re: [Exim] sendmail's and exim's interpretation of -t switch

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Author: Andreas J. Koenig
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To: Nigel Metheringham
CC: k, exim-users, Graham Barr
Subject: Re: [Exim] sendmail's and exim's interpretation of -t switch
>>>>> On Thu, 15 Jul 1999 09:44:05 +0100, Nigel Metheringham <Nigel.Metheringham@???> said:

> However the -t on sendmail is not so much a documented software feature
> as a mess.


I'm convinced. Thanks. You may want to consider this doc patch.

*** /tmp/spec.txt.~1.1~    Thu Jul 15 12:00:28 1999
--- /tmp/spec.txt    Thu Jul 15 12:00:28 1999
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*** 2493,2505 ****
         from the command arguments. The addresses are extracted before any
         rewriting takes place.


!        If there are in fact any arguments, they specify addresses to which the
!        message is not to be delivered. That is, the argument addresses are
!        removed from the recipients list obtained from the headers. This is
!        compatible with Smail 3 and in accordance with the documented behaviour
!        of Sendmail. However, it has been reported that in some versions at
!        least, Sendmail adds argument addresses to those obtained from the
!        headers. Exim can be made to behave in this way by setting the option
         extract_addresses_remove_arguments false.


         If a Bcc: header is present, it is removed from the message unless
--- 2493,2508 ----
         from the command arguments. The addresses are extracted before any
         rewriting takes place.


!        If there are in fact any arguments, they specify addresses to
!        which the message is not to be delivered. That is, the argument
!        addresses are removed from the recipients list obtained from
!        the headers. This is compatible with Smail 3 and in accordance
!        with the behaviour of several Sendmail ducumentations and
!        implementations (Solaris, Digital Unix). However, the -t on
!        sendmail is not so much a documented software feature as a
!        mess. Some versions of Sendmail at least add the argument
!        addresses to those obtained from the headers. Exim can be made
!        to behave in this way by setting the option
         extract_addresses_remove_arguments false.


         If a Bcc: header is present, it is removed from the message unless



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andreas