From: Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Default for the envelope From in smtpmail.el
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 11:30:52 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAC=50j_TL6O7TChFuNrZa4B7CrXM=W+ScZy7UG+50BkL76n8ww@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3y60c4v21.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org>
On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:16 AM, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> wrote:
> 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?
>
> --
> (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
> bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/
>
>
>
Given the short time to pretest, I would wait.
I can't remember the full details, but I do distinctly remember
running into all sorts of issues with respect to envelope from and
mail servers configured to do masquerading and I vaguely remember some
issues relating to fetchmail and multi-drop mailboxes etc. I suspect
changes in this area may have some unexpected side effects that may
take some time to be realised/identified, so you would probably want
as long a test period as possible.
Tim
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-07-06 1:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-07-05 15:16 Default for the envelope From in smtpmail.el Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-05 17:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-05 19:40 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-05 20:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-06 1:30 ` Tim Cross [this message]
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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