oi Cameron!!
cheers
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Sunday, October 13, 2002, 11:46:02 PM, you wrote:
CC> Check out RFC 822 for an explanation... Sender is the actual email address
CC> sending the message. IT can be different than the from field if you would
CC> like for it to be, and helps to define a return path in case the message
CC> fails.
CC> IE: If you send a message on behalf of another person... It can be From:
CC> [EMAIL PROTECTED], while having actually been authored and sent by his
CC> administrative assistant, [EMAIL PROTECTED] So if the message
CC> bounced, the mailserver would return the error to Hal so that he could fix
CC> the problem before Stan noticed and reprimanded him for mistyping the to
CC> address. However, if the receiver gets it ok, and hits "reply", it's gonna
CC> go back to the "from" address and not the sender.
CC> (Any example character's likeness to any individual real or imagined should
CC> be considered purely coincidental)
CC> The sender field is actually very useful when sending out blast emails from
CC> a CF application because you can use it to direct bounces back to a special
CC> mailbox and handle them with CFPOP while allowing successful messages to get
CC> through. The sender field will not be displayed in the receiver's email
CC> program unless they take a look at the message headers.
CC> As far as I can tell, though I haven't had the time to actually research
CC> this, I think that the sender field is typically re-written by the
CC> mailserver as the "Return-path:" mail header. Howie would probably know the
CC> answer to that question...
CC> Refer to quote from:
CC> http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc822/
CC> ---
CC> 4.4.1. FROM / RESENT-FROM
CC> This field contains the identity of the person(s) who wished
CC> this message to be sent. The message-creation process should
CC> default this field to be a single, authenticated machine
CC> address, indicating the AGENT (person, system or process)
CC> entering the message. If this is not done, the "Sender" field
CC> MUST be present. If the "From" field IS defaulted this way,
CC> the "Sender" field is optional and is redundant with the
CC> "From" field. In all cases, addresses in the "From" field
CC> must be machine-usable (addr-specs) and may not contain named
CC> lists (groups).
CC> 4.4.2. SENDER / RESENT-SENDER
CC> This field contains the authenticated identity of the AGENT
CC> (person, system or process) that sends the message. It is
CC> intended for use when the sender is not the author of the mes-
CC> sage, or to indicate who among a group of authors actually
CC> sent the message. If the contents of the "Sender" field would
CC> be completely redundant with the "From" field, then the
CC> "Sender" field need not be present and its use is discouraged
CC> (though still legal). In particular, the "Sender" field MUST
CC> be present if it is NOT the same as the "From" Field.
CC> ---
CC> I think RFC822 has been replaced by a newer RFC, but it's still accurate
CC> enough for this question...
CC> -Cameron
CC> -----------------
CC> Cameron Childress
CC> Sumo Consulting Inc.
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CC> cell: 678-637-5072
CC> aim: cameroncf
CC> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Critter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 9:01 AM
>> To: CF-Community
>> Subject: MailServer Rules
>>
>>
>> oi CF-Community,!!
>>
>> I'm setting up a few filter rules on my mailserver, but have a q.
>>
>> What is the difference between the from and the sender fields??
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Critz
>> Macromedia Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer
>> <CFX_BotMaster Network="Efnet"
>> Channel="ColdFusion" Blog="http://blog.ctzc.com";>
>>
>>
>>
CC>
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