On 03/09/15 15:04, Viktor Dukhovni wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 03, 2015 at 01:25:31PM +0000, admin@??? wrote:
>
>> Assuming the field was similar in form to the Remote-MTA field it would
>> have 'mta-name-type ";" arg' content; the only current mta-name-type (
>> per https://www.iana.org/assignments/dsn-types/dsn-types.xhtml ) is "dns"
>> and gives a name. I'd prefer an IP address, and would for now use an
>> experimental mta-name-type of "X-ip". Again, this would need an RFC for
>> a proper assignment.
>
> I would avoid "X-ip" and consider "X-Exim-Local-IP" or similar.
> The idea is to make some effort to avoid collisions in "X-" headers.
I don't buy that. The field usage is not Exim-specific; it could be
used by any MTA that cares to discover the IP in use.
--
Jeremy
