On 01-Feb-2000, Timothy L. Mayo wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Ronny Haryanto wrote:
> > On 01-Feb-2000, Adam McKenna wrote:
> > > This is _not_ an IMail problem.  This is a user-configurable setting.
> > 
> > But if <> is valid, what is the reason to make this behaviour
> > user-configurable in the first place? In other words, when is <> not
> > valid?
> 
> It is being blocked because some SPAMers took advantage of the fact that
> the RFCs require bounce messages to use the <> envelope sender for error
> messages.  It should NEVER be blocked, period.  If a spammer is sending
> email with an <> envelope sender, block their IP.

So it _IS_ an IMail problem because it allows rejecting <>.

-- 
Ronny Haryanto

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