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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: KMail envelope sender address
From:       Alexander Feigl <Alexander.Feigl () gmx ! de>
Date:       2000-08-04 11:46:19
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On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Stefan Taferner wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Alexander Feigl wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > Is it intentionally that KMail ( HEAD branch snapshot ) uses the From
> > address of the "unknown" identity for the SMTP envelope sender address?
> > This feature has problems with "protected" SMTP servers, which only allow
> > their own customers to send mail.
> 
> "unknown" is mis-labeled. The proper word for it is "default".
> The Envelope header field does not get set by kmail. This is probably done
> by the MTA (sendmail).

When you send mail via SMTP, the envelope header is set by KMail, isn't it? 
You cannot send a mail with SMTP without a envelope sender. And I found the 
code in KMail to make a hack for myself.

Alexander Feigl

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