RE: [Exim] Exim SMTP RCPT format

On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Craig Coles wrote:

> As a side note, and a question that still remains in my head... How else
> are the bogus titles being passed in and displayed on the To: line (like
> 'undisclosed recipent' and such)? The reason for all this was for the

please note that "To:" and "rcpt to:" are two very distinct things,
the latter being used as the envelope sender (and is usually [i think]
extracted from From: but i'm not sure), and the former is just a plain
header transmitted in the 'data' stage.

this latter is [usually] of no concern (except when
headers_check_syntax:), you can put anything there. 'undisclosed
recipients' is put in by sendmail when she receives a mail that
doesn't have a (proper)? To: header, i think. or at least something
pretty close to that.

> purpose of addressing an email to an individual with their title (ie, 'IT
> Mgr', 'Boss Man', 'Work Partner', whatever). I know this sounds like a
> vehicle for SPAM, but it's not. We have used it successfully to address an
> individual by the title that we know them by. So anyway, that is why I'd
> still like to be able to do this...

you still can do that no problem:

$ exim -bS
mail from: <fubar.sender@???>
rcpt to: <fubar.salesman@???>
data
From: Our Great Salesman <sales.people@???>
To: Dear Valued <zaphod.beeblebrox@???>

My friend,
give discount or be dead!
.


... at least if i got your problem right. which might just not be the
case at a so early hour :)

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