[Dovecot] Envelope From changed - why?

Miquel van Smoorenburg miquels at cistron.net
Mon Apr 26 12:43:59 EEST 2004


On 2004.04.26 09:03, Tom Alsberg wrote:
> I realize (having read the RFC), that IMAP does not deal with the 
> envelope "From " at all.  I also realize that IMAP calls something
> else the "envelope", so I'll refer to it as the Unix (mbox) "From "
> line.
> 
> However, the mbox format does store those lines, and they even still
> have some meaning.

Why not let your MDA or local delivery agent add a proper Return-Path:
header. It contains the same information as the From_ line, but it works
with all mailbox types, it's easier to parse and you can get at it using IMAP.

Mike.



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