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Re: False envelope From saved via fcc when using



On 2008-11-05 08:38:13 -0600, Kyle Wheeler wrote:
> In any case, the problem you face here is that mboxes are not well  
> defined (there's no official standard). Imagine moving a message from a 
> Maildir into an mbox---what should be used to generate the From_ line?

Mutt uses the Return-Path address, which should be a copy of the
envelope From.

> That said, I don't think that relying on the From_ separator for useful 
> information is a good idea. It's just too unreliable.

I agree. Return-Path is better.

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