>-----Message d'origine----- >De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] la part de Davide Libenzi >Envoy=E9 : vendredi 21 mars 2008 06:50 >=C0 : '[email protected]' >Objet : [xmail] Re: Header 'Received :' question/suggestion > > >On Wed, 19 Mar 2008, CLEMENT Francis wrote: > >> Hello Davide and list >>=20 >> Here is a sample xmail generated 'Received :' header : >>=20 >> Received: from some_sender_name ([aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd]:ppppp) >> .... (not important) >>=20 >> What is exactly the 'some_sender_name' actual value ? >> - The value of the HELO/EHLO ? >> - The reverse dns of aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd ? >>=20 >> And what is the corresponding field in the different logs=20 >generated by xmail >> ? >> same as the one used in generating the 'received :' header ? >>=20 >> Suggestion : >> Depending of the response to the above question, could it be=20 >possible to add >> (options in server.tab ?) the other value ? >> ie : >> Received: from some_sender_name=20 >([aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd]:ppppp) (RDNS : >> therevdnsvalue) > >There're too many software relying of parsing Received: headers, and I =
>don't want to change and possibly break them. The RFC does not=20 >contemplate=20 >it, so better not touch it. > > >- Davide > > >- Sure but does these softwares assume it is the HELO/EHLO or the RDNS ? And as there is no "mandatory" (in rfc) about the exact content of an "Received:" header (except some minimum info), I don't think that = adding some (or changing/interverting the value of some by another, here = helo/ehlo value by rdns value) can break "relying software" because it's not "mandaroty" :) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
