On Mon, Jun 12, 2000 at 11:38:47AM -0400, Peter Radcliffe wrote:
> Marc Slemko <marcs@???> probably said:
> > This is especially true with qmail, since it uses an invalid (on purpose)
> > envelope sender of "#@[]" for what it calls "double bounces". This
> > invalid address is designed to ensure there is no way the message can
> > bounce back and cause another bounce, etc. and create a loop. You can
> > argue all you want about it using an invalid envelope sender, but the fact
>
> Yeah, it's broken. This is what the null envelope sender is for, and
> specified for in the RFCs. If you want to whine, go whine to the
> authors of the MTAs that bounce messages with null envelope senders.
Pah, so _that's_ where that "#@[]" incantation comes from. I've seen
it in envelopes stuck on a non exim system... It upsets it...
*thud*
Regards, Matthew
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