Date: Mon, 08 Sep 1997 00:05:12 -0400 From: Drew Derbyshire <ahd@kew.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: jmb@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: spam and the FreeBSD mailing lists Message-ID: <34137978.288AD02@kew.com> References: <199709080234.TAA15682@usr07.primenet.com>
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Terry Lambert wrote: > > > > 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. I was, but it's a document special case, but ignorable for my comments as it's a "valid" address, which is to say the bit bucket. -ahd- -- Internet: ahd@kew.com Voice: 617-279-9810 "MS-DOS didn't get as bad as it is overnight -- it took over ten years of careful development." - dmeggins@aix1.uottawa.ca
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