On 7/25/04 at 12:46, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >2) What happens that creates [EMAIL PROTECTED] listings (in the FROM) field
> >-- are they from email submissions with an empty FROM field?
>
> They're generated from bounces usually. If the bounced-to address
> doesn't exist/accept mail, it generates a null. At least, that's
> what it looks like from here.
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, or simply <>, is the sender address used for any message
generated automatically by the server (bounces, etc.). Note that this isn't
something that was made up for SIMS. It's the way it's supposed to be done
by all MTAs per the relevant RFCs.
--
Christopher Bort | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Webmaster, Global Homes | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<http://www.globalhomes.com/>
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