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Author: Sebastian Berm
Date:  
To: Graeme Fowler
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Outlook / client problem or misconfiguration? - from header is changed
Graeme Fowler wrote:
> Ch 26: The appendfile transport
> http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.63/doc/html/spec_html/ch26.html
>
> See the "check_string" option. A line beginning "From " is a message
> delimiter in "traditional" spool files, and in order to prevent POP/IMAP
> daemons or other MUAs collapsing when reading the spool file, any
> message containing a line *after the start of the message* will have a >
> prepended to the "From " part.
>
> This *should not happen* with the first line of a given message, so
> something is very wrong somewhere.
>
> What mailbox format are you using? Can you post the transport that is
> delivering these messages to the local mailbox?
>
> Graeme
>

Hi,

I'm using the somewhat older mbox format (the old default for these
servers).
The transport for this is:
virtual_localdelivery:
driver = appendfile
create_directory
delivery_date_add
directory_mode = 700
envelope_to_add
file = /var/spool/virtual/${domain}/${local_part}
group = mail
mode = 660
return_path_add
user = "${lookup{$domain}lsearch*{/etc/virtual/domainowners}{$value}}"
quota = ${if
exists{/etc/virtual/${domain}/quota}{${lookup{$local_part}lsearch*{/etc/virtual/${domain}/quota}{$value}{0}}}{0}}

Which has been the default for over a year now, without any problems.
If I were to open an mbox filled with the virtual_localdelivery
transport, I would not find the > in front of the From's in this box.

So personally I don't think this exact issue is the problem, however it
could be related somehow.

Thank you,

Sebastian