From: Cami (no email)
Date: Tue Jun 01 2004 - 20:04:58 EDT
>>>Note that "the following changes" are allowed at the origin, not on an
>>>intermediate relay!
>>
>>How about the destination? You keep talking about destination SMTP servers
>>as though they are intermediate relays. Is this, in fact, what the RFC
>>intends?
>
> Where am I talking about "destination SMTP servers" ?
>
> But even then: The RFC allows, when being cautious, to alter the body
> when the MTA is the first one encountered _only_; initial submission.
> This is a "MAY" in that case, i.e. optional.
>
> It specifically forbids altering/adding Message-ID, "From:" and "To:"
> when the MTA is an intermediate relay. This is a "MUST NOT" which is
> as strong as it gets.
I've been wanting to be able to disable this for ages..
> I run postfix as an intermediate relay; I'm sure I'm not alone. Let's
> face it: postfix _is_ a good program. That doesn't mean it is perfect.
>
> I know next to nothing (nor does postfix) about the client connecting
> over the internet. Why would I want to add -my- domain to the headers?
> Why confuse my users?
A large amount of my userbase is very confused by the From:/To: fields
that Postfix inserts.. (especially when they try to reply to the mail..)
Cami
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