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Subject:    Re: ANN: getmail v. 3.0.4 (HOW CAN "TO:1" NOT BE CONSIDERED A HEADER FIELD)
From:       Charles Cazabon <getmaillist () discworld ! dyndns ! org>
Date:       2003-02-21 3:35:04
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Caram Bola <Caram.Bola@comcast.net> wrote:
> When the getmail script is started for v. 3.0.4 the following error 
> message is generated (this did not occur with v. 3.0.3):
> 
> "Configuration error (recipient_header must specify a header field 
> name which reliably records the envelope recipient address.  "To:1" 
> is not such a header field.)"

Yes.  This /is/ a configuration error.  I had erroneous bug reports from this,
so it goes in.

> The recipient_header directive in the getmailrc for this particular 
> domain account indeed is "To:1".
> 
> With all due respect to the author, I find it absurd that "To:" is 
> not considered a recipient header by the new version.  Perhaps he has 
> been carried away a little too far on this one.

You misunderstand the purpose of the recipient_header directive.  It is
supposed to name the field in which the MTA on your POP3 mailhost records the \
envelope recipient address.  The "To:" header field is optional and is inserted by \
the author of the message, and has nothing to do with where the message is delivered \
(really!).

As an example, this message doesn't even /contain/ a To: header field.

If you want getmail 2's behaviour, keep using v.2.  v.3 is different, and
better.

Charles
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