Well, most servers do not handle Return-Path: correctly, but originally it was intended to let the client decide where to get messages about the mail they had sent. I don't think imail makes any use of the Return-Path: header.
I think it'd be bad practice to set the Return-Path: header when received if not present. The from header would be used if there is no Return-Path: header. It should be the client who sets the Return-Path: header, just as the Reply-to: header. Servers shouldn't mess with it as it is also optional. -- Regards, Terrence Koeman Technical Director/Administrator MediaMonks B.V. (www.mediamonks.nl) Please quote all replies in correspondence. - -----Original Message----- - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Andy Schmidt - Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 17:44 - To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Return-Path - proper use? - - - >> afaik is the Return-Path: header used to determine where to return - >> the - mail in case it bounces and other postmaster messages. It - can very well be some other address than the address where it - was sent from. Like the reply-to: header. << - - Uhhh - so this header should (and possibly could) have been - set by the originating SMTP server? In other words, that - header could/should already exists in the header and Imail - should NOT add it upon receipt of inbound mail. - - If ANYTHING, Imail or Declude should add it to any OUTBOUND - mail? Scott? - - - Best Regards - Andy Schmidt - - Phone: +1 201 934-3414 x20 (Business) - Fax: +1 201 934-9206 - - --- - [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com . --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com .
