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Re: A bug?
From:
Francoise Becker <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 24 May 1999 18:01:32 -0400
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On 21 May 99, at 15:44, Dave Wilson wrote:

>
> On this subject, what is the *correct* way for an MTA to treat an
> Errors-To: RFC822 header that is different from the MAIL FROM: in the
> envelope?
>

The correct way to treat it is to ignore it. The RFC821 MAIL FROM is the
only correct place to bounce to.

If you take a look at RFC 2076
(http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc2076.html)
you will see that Errors-To: is "non-standard, discouraged".

Francoise

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