4 Apr
2002
4 Apr
'02
5:06 a.m.
"JRM" == Jason R Mastaler <jason-list-mailman-developers@mastaler.com> writes:
>> But isn't that different? Doesn't this mean Qmail is violating
>> the standards too?
JRM> How would it be in violation? qmail-smtpd, the program which
JRM> receives mail SMTP didn't originate the message. On the
JRM> other hand, qmail-inject (/usr/sbin/sendmail equivalent)
JRM> *does* add a missing Date, From, etc. to messages.So if a process handed qmail-smtpd a message without a Date: header, and it sends the message on to some remote smtpd without adding the Date: header, is that legal? I guess you'd say because Qmail wasn't the originator of the message, it would be, but the remote smtpd would be within its rights to reject it.
Or am I being dense?
-Barry