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Re: Bounced messages get another From: header



On 2006-01-18 at 13:44 +0100, Alain Bench wrote:
>  · Most people need same header and envelope: $envelope_from=yes
>  · A notable minority needs user@hostname (later masqueraded by some
> outgoing MTA): $envelope_from=no
>  · Other needs do exist, but are marginal. The (3?) guys in this case
> generally knows what he must configure.

Many cheap ISPs in Britain require that the SMTP sender address always
be the email address issued by the ISP; people who have their own domain
will need to use a split Envelope/Header set-up.  This seems to be what
the OP faced.

This is fairly common in a number of countries.

People having their own domain may not be common for the populace as a
whole, but there's a reasonable chance that a home user who chooses mutt
will have their own domain.

Hence the feature is useful for many more people than you believe that
it's useful for.
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