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TECH-OMISSION (-core): alias-forwarding and multiple recipients

2004-09-07 15:41:58

"Tony" == Tony Finch <dot(_at_)dotat(_dot_)at> writes:

    Tony> It is not clear how alias-forwarders are supposed to handle
    Tony> messages with multiple recipients. When handling such a
    Tony> message, Exim and some other MTAs will determine the final
    Tony> alias destination(s) of all addresses in the recipient list
    Tony> before delivery starts, so that only one copy of the message
    Tony> needs to be sent to each destination host.

It seems to me that the best solution would be for the forwarder to
send a separate copy of the message for each recipient, so it can in
each case use the original destination address in the Resent-From
field.

        -roy