It's quite simple: Just make sure that the "Refuse NULL <> Senders" option
is NOT checked (SMTP Security tab of the IMail Administrator). By default
it is not checked.
-Scott
At 08:08 AM 6/7/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Are you suggesting setting changes to IMail? if so what changes do you
>suggest?
>
>--John
>
>"R. Scott Perry" wrote:
>
> > >And if sending a bounce message without the sender field is compliant
> > >to RFC, then the RFC needs to be changed.
> >
> > The RFCs are often very well thought out. The purposes of the <> in bounce
> > messages is to make sure that the bounce messages don't get automatically
> > responded to (which would produce a nice infinite loop).
> >
> > > Why would I want to accept any message without the sender field?
> >
> > [1] Don't you want to know if your E-mail couldn't be delivered to someone?
> >
> > [2] If you have any users who use those nasty return receipts, they won't
> > be able to get them.
> >
> > [3] If you don't accept the bounce messages, they will go back to the
> > postmaster at the remote domain, who will get upset with you (you're making
> > THEM do extra work for no good reason).
> >
> > [4] If you don't accept messages from <>, there are a number of mail
> > servers that will automatically refuse your mail.
> > -Scott
> >
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