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Re: FYI bouncemail complaint
I made a partial response to RISKS, particularly taking issue with
item number 9.
Errors-To: should be completely ignored. The internet mail standards
clearly state that error notifications should be sent to the envelope
return address.
Mailers which support Errors-To: trick list administrators into
thinking that Errors-To: is some sort of standard. They then
sometimes set the envelope return address to something completely
stupid, like the list submission address. When such a misconfigured
list encounters a standards-conforming mailer, instant mail loop.
Sendmail v8 is by default configured to ignore Errors-To:
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_.John G. Myers Internet: jgm+@CMU.EDU
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