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Re: Bounce problems



On Wed, 24 Jan 1996, Tom Samplonius wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Jan 1996, David Nugent wrote:
> 
> > > Not only is <> valid, but it is REQUIRED as the MAIL FROM parameter on 
> > > bounced messages.
> > 
> > Sorry, I probably wasn't being clear enough. That is literally "FROM:<>"
> > (actually "MAIL From:<>"), as in the address between the darts is an empty
> > string. It only seems to be passed when a message is bounced.
> 
>   Yes, thats the way it is supposed to work.  You should recommend that 
> site's administrator read RFC 821 and RFC 1123.


Which is me, hence my asking. :-)

On rereading std10 (aka rfc821) it is mentioned with its usage. Thanks.

Regards,
David