On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:01:02 -0500, David Devereaux-Weber
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>the from address is the null string
>"<>".  That is probably a bad thing.

Only if you have 'told' sendmail to think so (or it is configured by default to
think so, which would be a 'bad thing').  In fact acceptance of this form of
address is required by applicable internet standards.  See our LISTERV Support
FAQ:  http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/lsv-faq.stm#5.16