My apologies at not accurately requesting help. You are correct in the adjustment... and the force on "Sender:" is what I am looking for..
-Rob. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SMTP MVS Exit Question In a recent note, Schramm, Rob said: > Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:42:32 -0400 > Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > From: "Schramm, Rob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Note the three headers above for an example. > I have been out to the cbttape.org looking for a version of the MVS > SMTP exit that just forces the user ID of the address space as the "from". > Just to ensure that no one running a batch job can send an e-mail with > someone else's address. > I hope you'll respect Internet tradition enough that: o If a "Sender:" header appears, that is the one that must match the user ID o If "Sender:" appears and matches the user ID, you enforce no constraint on "From:" This is the protocol when, for example, an administrative assistant composes a message on behalf of his manager, or, as above, by mailing list servers. You should do your forcing on "Sender:", not on "From:". See RFC 822 (or is it 2822?) -- gil -- StorageTek INFORMATION made POWERFUL This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
