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Article #294Re: When to prefix 'From ' with '>' ?
From: Dave Scott
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 00:00
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In article: <ToBFchASHzw0EAIM@turnpike.com> Richard Clayton
<richard@turnpike.com> writes:
>
> In article <772157067wnr@roborat.demon.co.uk>, Dave Scott
> <dave@roborat.demon.co.uk> 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)
Oh, ok then I won't! (re-reads RFC822, ahhhh, I see...)
Rather glad now I was too lazy to start work on this yesterday :)
> >(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 :(
<puzzle> but previously you seemed to indicate it *would* be desirable,
or was that only in relation to MIME? (a subject I wish to steer well
clear of for the time being...) My original gut feelings told me this
was the wrong approach to the problem, so I'm happy to have your
confirmation it's not necessary.
Dave.
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