Rejo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So the mailer will send the a/n characters as To: and these Bcc
> addresses as RCPT TO when communicating with the mail server (like you
> can do by hand when telnetting to port 25)?
Right.
> In what RFC is this mentioned?
I found this in RFC-822:
6.2.6. MULTIPLE MAILBOXES
An individual may have several mailboxes and wish to receive
mail at whatever mailbox is convenient for the sender to
access. This standard does not provide a means of specifying
"any member of" a list of mailboxes.
A set of individuals may wish to receive mail as a single unit
(i.e., a distribution list). The <group> construct permits
specification of such a list. Recipient mailboxes are speci-
fied within the bracketed part (":" - ";"). A copy of the
transmitted message is to be sent to each mailbox listed.
This standard does not permit recursive specification of
groups within groups.
While a list must be named, it is not required that the con-
tents of the list be included. In this case, the <address>
serves only as an indication of group distribution and would
appear in the form:
name:;
Some mail services may provide a group-list distribution
facility, accepting a single mailbox reference, expanding it
to the full distribution list, and relaying the mail to the
list's members. This standard provides no additional syntax
for indicating such a service. Using the <group> address
alternative, while listing one mailbox in it, can mean either
that the mailbox reference will be expanded to a list or that
there is a group with one member.
Apparently we are making use of the "serves as an indication of group
distribution" portion of this RFC.
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