From: Pavel Levshin (no email)
Date: Wed Jul 18 2001 - 10:06:32 EDT
Hello Ken,
Wednesday, July 11, 2001, 8:23:00 PM, you wrote:
>> nw> Why is there no from address (I set the servername: in /etc/imapd.conf) and
>> The message is formated as a bounce.
KM> Technically speaking, it is an MDN (message disposition notification).
KM> The reason that there is no envelope from address, is that you don't
KM> want some idiot to reply to an MDN (prevent mail loops, etc).
Then, some servers on the Net do not accept those mails. I've got this
error from remote MTA (IMail 5.05):
>>> MAIL From:<> SIZE=726
<<< 501 bogus mail from
Which RFC states this behaviour, as explained by you? I want to be
prepared for questions from my users. :)
WBR, Pavel mailto: icq:52216261
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