RE: [Exim] RFC Query

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Author: Mills Mr C P
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To: 'Giuliano Gavazzi', 'exim-users@exim.org'
Subject: RE: [Exim] RFC Query
The specific requirement is to rewrite the headers i.e. remove the
real name from the headers so "Chris Mills
<c.p.mills@???>" simply becomes
"<c.p.mills@???>".


Many thanks for your help.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Giuliano Gavazzi [mailto:eximlists@humph.com]
> Sent: 19 March 2003 11:10
> To: Mills Mr C P; 'exim-users@???'
> Subject: Re: [Exim] RFC Query
>
>
> At 10:35 +0000 2003/03/19, Mills Mr C P wrote:
> [...]
> >My question is regarding the requirements for RFC
> compliance. If I use
> >the 'w' option in the rewrite rule, it applies to all of the
> address,
> >not just the bit in the angle brackets; do I need to
> explicitly put the
> >angle brackets into the address I am rewriting to? i.e can I use
> >the following:
> >
> >*@*.rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk
> "$local_part@???"    w

> >
> >Or do I need to use:
> >
> >*@*.rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk
> "<$local_part@???>"    w

>
> exim's specs say that [with the 'w'] you must put the brackets, as
> the right hand part must consist of a compliant address.
>
> Just a question, are you only touching the envelope or also the
> headers? Because if you are touching the headers too, you should
> probably limit yourself at replacing the working part of the
> address. I am not sure that modifying headers beyond what is a
> technical
> requirement is at all acceptable, and your users might be not happy
> to see their names sanitised...
>
> Giuliano
>