On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:54:27 +0000 Tony Finch <dot@???> wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Phil Chambers wrote:
>
> > > If email is sent using a role address which aliases to more than one
> > > person, any message that bounces will have the bounce alias-expanded to
> > > have more than one recipient.
> >
> > A genuine bounce message would be sent to the envelope sender, just one
> > address. My acly is checking the number of RCPT TO commands, not the
> > number of recipients after alias expansion.
>
> Of course it depends on the details of message submission and routing
> whether my scenario is a problem. For example, what if the alias is
> expanded off-site?
>
> Tony.
A genuine bounce message would be addressed to the sender, who is on my system and
my system is the only place where alias expansion can take place. There is nowhere
off-site which knows about my aliasing details.
Phil.
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Phil Chambers (postmaster@???)
University of Exeter
