On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 16:50:31 -0500 (EST) 
John R Levine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> In this particular case, the From: line is the only one that makes
> sense to test.  You don't care where the mail was injected into
> SMTP, you care whether it's a KLM address or some other
> organization, and the sender's domain tells you that.

Given that the From: header is untrustworthy it would seem smarter
to check on the envelope, which while also untrsutworthy, is less so
(most/all mail clients can forge From: headers, fewer can forge
envelopes).

> Majordomo responds to the address on the From: line, after all.

So check both.

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J C Lawrence                                       [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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