Re: [exim] $sender_address vs. $h_From:

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Author: Heiko Schlittermann
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] $sender_address vs. $h_From:
Marc Perkel <marc@???> (Mi 07 Sep 2005 15:39:58 CEST):
> What is the difference between $sender_address and $h_From: ?


    $sender_address:    envelope from (the more reliable, if some like
                        this can be called reliable) - it's the address
                        you should send your bounce to


    $h_From:            the From:-Message header


Both do not have to be the same.
See e.g. the mails of this list:

The first From_ is put there by final delivery and taken from envelope
from (that is the content of the "MAIL FROM:...." SMTP command)

    From exim-users-bounces+hs=schlittermann.de@??? Wed Sep 07 15:45:01 2005


The second From: is the from your MUA put there.
    From: Marc Perkel <marc@???>



Sometimes (depending on your config) you may find the From_ in the
Sender: Message-Header.

    Best regards from Dresden
    Viele Grüße aus Dresden
    Heiko Schlittermann
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