Re: [Exim] Bcc (again)

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Auteur: Yann Golanski
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À: Philip Hazel
CC: exim-users
Sujet: Re: [Exim] Bcc (again)
On Wed, Sep 20, 2000 at 12:28:04PM +0100, Philip Hazel wrote:
> Questions:  1. Should Exim always remove Bcc: header lines:
>                (a) On messages received locally, not via SMTP?
>                (b) On messages received using local SMTP on stdin/stdout?
>                (c) On messages received using SMTP over the loopback 
>                    interface?
>                (d) On messages received from other hosts? Note that this
>                    includes "local" mail from MUAs on workstations, etc. 


No. It is not the job of the MTA to mess with headers. I know that exim
has that capability (and it's usefull sometimes), but it should be kept
to a minimum IMNSHO.

Besides, MTAs should not fix MUAs silly default behaviour. It's the job
of the mutt developers to change that.

>             2. If the answer to any of 1 is yes, should this be 
>                optional?


Definitly.

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