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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Default for the envelope From in smtpmail.el
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:16:22 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3y60c4v21.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (raw)

Currently, the default envelope from address (aka. SMTP "MAIL FROM") in
smtpmail is `user-mail-address'.  The user can change this by changing
some rather confusing variables called `mail-specify-envelope-from' and
`mail-envelope-from'.

I wonder whether a more sensible default here would be to use the From:
address in the buffer being sent.  Some MTAs filter on the MAIL FROM,
and only allow access based on a filter, and people adjust their From:
headers to reflect that.

For instance, when they are at work with their laptops, they use "From:
foo@workplace.com", and at home "From: foo@gmail.com".

I have no idea whether changing this default will break more stuff than
it would help, though.  Thoughts?

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             reply	other threads:[~2011-07-05 15:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-07-05 15:16 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2011-07-05 17:16 ` Default for the envelope From in smtpmail.el Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-05 19:40   ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-05 20:33     ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-06  1:30 ` Tim Cross
2012-08-11  1:15 ` Glenn Morris
2012-08-11  6:29   ` Eli Zaretskii
2012-08-11 17:52     ` Glenn Morris
2012-08-11 18:06       ` Glenn Morris
2012-08-12  0:21         ` Rasmus
2012-08-12  0:19       ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2012-08-12  0:42         ` chad
2012-08-12  2:08           ` Glenn Morris
2012-08-12  2:15             ` Glenn Morris
2012-08-12  3:06             ` chad
2012-08-12 15:02               ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2012-08-12 17:38                 ` chad
2012-08-13  3:43                   ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2012-09-04 13:13                     ` Nix
2012-09-05  1:30                       ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2012-09-05  9:14                         ` Nix
2012-09-04 15:49       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2012-09-04 16:01         ` Lars Ingebrigtsen

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