Tim Legant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>> Skipping the -f doesn't work at all with mbox format, since no FROM
>> line is created. It *will* get appended to the mbox, but can't be
>> read by mailx or pine, and may in fact cause mbox corruption.
>
> I need to think about this and check with Jason.  TMDA could
> optionally generate the From_ header based on a configuration
> variable, which might provide a simple solution.

The problem I have with this solution is that it's just covering
procmail's ass for something it should be doing itself.

When you specify a program delivery with ``| program'', TMDA has no
knowledge of what program is or what program does. It simply hands the
message off to program and walks away. It's now up to program to
handle the message appropriately.

It's not an accident why maildrop (a procmail replacement) doesn't
have this problem. We'd be adding a special configuration variable
just for procmail, because procmail isn't behaving correctly.

I'm not saying "no", I'm just pointing out that poorly written
software often has a non-positive impact on its surrounding
environment, and that will never change unless problems are fixed at
their source.
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