Rogerio Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have a very simple question here that I'm discussing with a
> local ISP about their POP3 server: Should the POP3 server send
> or not the "Return-Path:" header and its contents when the
> client issues the RETR command?
>
> I've checked RFC 1939 and it only states that the server
> should send the message ("the POP3 server sends the entire
> message here"), but it isn't specific enough of what
> constitutes "the entire message".
IMHO, since the Return-Path is supposed to be added by the final
transport system that delivers the message to its recipient, it is a
part of the message.
> Dan's POP3 server *does* send the "Return-Path:" header (which
> I would say is The Right Thing), but I sincerely don't know
> what is the required behaviour.
>
> Could anybody let me know of a definitive source of
> information for this?
The closest I could get is RFC 822, paragraph 4.3.1. This specifies
the format for emails, and it most definitely includes the Return-Path
section.
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