Re: [qmailtoaster] Qmail's handling of same account in both TO: and CC: headers

2014-07-24 Thread Diana Calder
Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 3:45:47 PM, Angus wrote: If memory serves correctly, MTAs like qmail do not read the 'To' and 'Cc' headers at all. The 'To' and 'Cc' fields are written by the MUA (i.e. the email client) and constitute part of the message text delivered to the server by the DATA

Re: [qmailtoaster] Qmail's handling of same account in both TO: and CC: headers

2014-07-24 Thread Dan McAllister
Diana: I have some opinions on this matter that may or may not care to read: 1) Computers are designed to do what we ask them to. When programmers and administrators start to get TOO SMART, and second-guess the users, problems often arise. When you provide to QMail a message envelope with 3

[qmailtoaster] Qmail's handling of same account in both TO: and CC: headers

2014-07-23 Thread Diana Calder
We are implementing a new piece of software to handle vacation requests. The program connects directly to our Qmail server's SMTP - no other mail servers are involved. Said software sends an email to the requester and their supervisor when the supervisor okays the vacation request. The requester

Re: [qmailtoaster] Qmail's handling of same account in both TO: and CC: headers

2014-07-23 Thread Angus McIntyre
If memory serves correctly, MTAs like qmail do not read the 'To' and 'Cc' headers at all. The 'To' and 'Cc' fields are written by the MUA (i.e. the email client) and constitute part of the message text delivered to the server by the DATA command. The server doesn't look inside that text at all.