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Re: Additional Changes for RFC2821 MAIL FROM checking

2004-04-01 23:07:12

Greg Connor wrote:
 > (Remember, RFC2476 already states a requirement that "outgoing relays
should be able to vouch for the return path used, or substitute their own known-valid return path" and that RFC is 5+ years standing. RFC2476 also provides a recommended solution: keep the From: address the same but update Sender: and MAIL FROM/Return-Path... This could be our 2nd solution -- send with From: <work address> but MAIL FROM/Sender: <home address> and bounces go to your home.)

I am trying to find this in the RFC 2476. Section 8.1 states that the "Sender" field may be added, but I can't find anything in the RFC that permits the MSA to change the RFC2821 MAIL FROM address

Hmm...

After a second reading, section 8 seems to state that the message can be modified in any way to comply with policy so you are right after all. I guess this would make my comments to John in the previous message untrue :( What confuses me is section 5.1 which recommends that MSAs reject a message with illegal syntax, I wonder what is done in practice.

I am wondering if MSAs today actually do this (I know of at least one that I used personally). In any case, we can add changes to the MSA to enforce a valid bounce address and possible substitution to the list of changes for RFC2821 MAIL FROM checking.

Yakov