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> > there is *not* reasone that i know of that a
> >         "mail from:" address must be resolvable.
> 
> Yes, there is.    The address in the SMTP "MAIL FROM" line is used for
> bounce messages by sendmail.

You are forgetting "MAIL FROM:<>", which is perfectly valid.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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