Particularly if the message may not have reached its final recipient, its
important that the Return-Path header be in place.
David
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rogerio Brito [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 8:42 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Required POP3 behavior of RETR command/RFC 1939
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>
> I have a very simple question here that I'm discussing with a
> local ISP about their POP3 server: Should the POP3 server send
> or not the "Return-Path:" header and its contents when the
> client issues the RETR command?
>
> I've checked RFC 1939 and it only states that the server
> should send the message ("the POP3 server sends the entire
> message here"), but it isn't specific enough of what
> constitutes "the entire message".
>
> Dan's POP3 server *does* send the "Return-Path:" header (which
> I would say is The Right Thing), but I sincerely don't know
> what is the required behaviour.
>
> Could anybody let me know of a definitive source of
> information for this?
>
>
> Thank you very much for any help, Roger...
>
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