Chris McFarling wrote:
> At what point does does header info such as "X-RCPT-TO" get added to an
> email message?
When the SMTP server accepts and stores the email for the user.
> There have been cases where a user gets an email that wasn't
> intended for him/her, i.e. the TO and CC fields don't contain the users
> address.
Using a snail mail analogy, the TO and CC fields are the equivalent
to the salutation on the piece of paper inside the envelope.
> However the X-RCPT-TO field will have the users address in it.
That's what was written on the outside of the envelope.
> I've been trying to figure out why this would happen but so far I
> haven't had too much luck. Anyone have any insight into what X-RCPT-TO
> is all about?
Since your secretary threw away the envelope when she received your
mail for you it lets you know who it was addressed to.
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