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Fri, 21 Jul 2000 20:07:30 +0200
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> Do an author search
> for " [log in to unmask] " as I believe Valdis explained this again
> within the past few months.

OK, here we go:

Valdis Kletnieks wrote:

> > 1. What exactly probe puts in the header of a mail item,
> It creates a special SMTP MAIL
> FROM:<[log in to unmask]> type of address.
> If mail then bounces, it can parse out the listname, username, and
> domain name to determine what address on the list is broken (due to
> aliases and forwarding and just plain non-RFC1982 formatte bounces,
> the actual bounce may not contain the failing address in it
> anywhere).

So why doesn't LSoft code an option to make it use instead:

MAIL FROM:<[log in to unmask]>

It's a one byte change to a copy of the old code, nothing really
difficult.

Then, let sendmail.cf add a full 'Delivered-To:' for all your mail
and tweak lsv_amin to recognize it.  Should work fine, theoretically.

-- Peter 'Rattacresh' Backes, [log in to unmask]

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