can you specify the from address as whatever it needs to be, but use the
errors-to and/or reply-to headers to specify a 'bounce' address?


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> Fair point, I conceed.  :oP

:P

> But in our case we needed to have the emails coming from a "fixed"
> address, so had to do the best I could with the tools I was given...
> :oD

thats a good point, if you don't have the ability to use catchalls and/or
need it to come from a fixed address then you'll have to use this method.


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> Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Get an email address out of a block of text
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> > > That way, as *most* bounce messages send back the header of
> > > the email (from looking at our logs it seems to be about 1
> > > in 10 doesn't)
> >
> > thats why we decided to use the from: address to contain the
> > identifier - it ensures that 10 out of 10 bounces can be identified.
>
> Fair point, I conceed.  :oP
>
> But in our case we needed to have the emails coming from a "fixed"
> address, so had to do the best I could with the tools I was given...
> :oD
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