On 14-May-01 at 11:23:12 Frank Elsner wrote:
> He told me that RFC 2821 states:
>
> When RFC 822 format [7, 32] is being used, the mail data include the
> memo header items such as Date, Subject, To, Cc, From. Server SMTP
> systems SHOULD NOT reject messages based on perceived defects in the
> RFC 822 or MIME [12] message header or message body. In particular,
> they MUST NOT reject messages in which the numbers of Resent-fields
> do not match or Resent-to appears without Resent-from and/or Resent-
> date.
>
> Is my setting "illegal" ?
>
I would not have said 'illegal' simply because the RFC says 'SHOULD NOT' as
opposed to 'MUST NOT' for the From: header. Although it specifies 'MUST NOT'
for Resent headers. Secondly, I would rather reject a message which has an
invalid (suspicious) From: header; why is an invalid (unresolvable)
From: address being used?
John.
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