i wrote:
ken wrote:
> pgf wrote:
> >i didn't know about user_extension until just now. it's a pretty modern
> >feature, as these things go, though it would probably be more generally
> >useful if it allowed for substituting the entire username, rather than
> >just appending to it. in any case, i suspect it's a new enough feature
> >(the man page even references qmail :-) that people are probably still
> >using it.
>
> Sigh. So you want to keep this? Or do you want to have this instead?
sorry. i was rambling. i'm only saying that it should be dropped,
argh. that should say "shouldn't", above. -pgf
because, a) it's a pretty new feature,
so there are probably people actively using it, and b) it's quite a
useful feature -- on the fly modification (albeit limited) of the From:
address, in a way that caters to the variable-recipient feature found
in all major MTAs today. (i.e., pgf+mh@... or pgf-mh@...)
=---------------------
paul fox, pgf(_at_)foxharp(_dot_)boston(_dot_)ma(_dot_)us (arlington, ma,
where it's 32.4 degrees)
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