Re: When to prefix 'From ' with '>' ?

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From: Phil Randal
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 00:00

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In article <ToBFchASHzw0EAIM@turnpike.com>
   Richard Clayton <richard@turnpike.com> writes:
>> The solution
>>therefore seems to be to fix mailin to translate the 'From ' into a
>>Return-Path: as you suggest.
>
>No! (see other article)
>
>>(I might still also perform the original modification of 'From ' to
>>'>From ' on *outgoing* messages I was asking about, *unless* anyone
>>knows of a reason not to?)
>
>Deeply undesirable :(
>X-From or X-Old-Envelope would be OK

Thanks Richard and Dave for your comments.

I've just uploaded pmdem407.zip with a modified mailin which changes
the incoming "From " line to "X-From: From ...".

Outgoing "From " lines remain unchanged, as I've yet to see a real
problem with them.

Phil
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Phil Randal                                philr@hwcces.demon.co.uk
Environmental Services Department
Hereford and Worcester County Council
Worcester, UK

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