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On Thu, 28 Aug 1997 [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Supporting MAIL FROM:<> is *REQUIRED* by RFC1123, section 5.2.9.  This
> is a  clarification of RFC821, section  4.1.2.   It's how mail daemons
> send  back errors in a way  guaranteed not to loop  (think about if it
> came back with a non-null MAIL FROM - you could get two mailer daemons
> sending each other error messages).

The great (:>) Eric pointed this out to me earlier...  I am taking steps
to rectify it.  If they don't change the behaviour of the mailer I'll
simply add them to the "spam-domains" and let it be at that.  Its not
spam, but thats the easiest way to block they're site.

>
> I've gotten sufficiently fed up with  sites that are that unclued that
> I'm in the process of writing auto-flame  scripts for Procmail to deal
> with it when Listserv sends me the bounce message.

I'd like to see it :)

>
> I would suspect that mail from a  list always has  the MAIL FROM: set,
> but mail that has 'From: listserv@hostname' in the RFC822 headers will
> go  out with a null MAIL  FROM.   However, Eric or   Nathan is free to
> correct me on this ;)

YEs it does, from the owner- box.

And off I am...
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