Re: [IMail Forum] Problem with email lists...

[R. Scott Perry]

>And if sending a bounce message without the sender field is compliant
>to RFC, then the RFC needs to be changed.

The RFCs are often very well thought out.  The purposes of the <> in bounce 
messages is to make sure that the bounce messages don't get automatically 
responded to (which would produce a nice infinite loop).

>  Why would I want to accept any message without the sender field?

[1] Don't you want to know if your E-mail couldn't be delivered to someone?

[2] If you have any users who use those nasty return receipts, they won't 
be able to get them.

[3] If you don't accept the bounce messages, they will go back to the 
postmaster at the remote domain, who will get upset with you (you're making 
THEM do extra work for no good reason).

[4] If you don't accept messages from <>, there are a number of mail 
servers that will automatically refuse your mail.
                                                   -Scott


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