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Message of Wed, 4 Sep 1996 16:04:14 -0400 from LISTSERV list
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On Wed, 4 Sep 1996 16:04:14 -0400 Stan Ryckman <[log in to unmask]>
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>Hmm. Just looked at it. Multiple "From:" appears to be legal, since it's
>not explicitly prohibited (and text at the beginning says that multiples
>are allowed unless explicitly prohibited).
No, it says that the meaning of multiple tags is not defined by RFC822,
in other words, that every programmer and every product is free to define
it in a way that makes sense in its particular context. LISTSERV defines
it as "I can't determine which of the multiple From: fields is the real
originator, so I won't process this message".
>Not only that, RFC 822 itself contains examples of "From:" fields
>containing multiple addresses, so *that* is certainly legal.
Take a look at the "Date:" examples and let me know how you feel about
the quality of the examples :-)
> From: a,b
LISTSERV doesn't support that brain-damage either (which nobody ever
uses, it's one of these things that got added for metaphysical reasons
and that we're still paying for 14 years later). It's very simple,
LISTSERV wants ONE address from which the command originates. LISTSERV
doesn't support the concept of having a command originating from multiple
people at the same time.
Eric
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