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Re: "bounce message denied because it has more than one recipient"?

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Subject: Re: "bounce message denied because it has more than one recipient"?
From: Claudio Jeker <jeker@n-r-g.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 21:31:18 +0200
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On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 09:38:12PM +0300, Zdravko Stoychev wrote:
> Hi all! Currently qmail-ldap behaviour is this:
> 
> "550 sorry, I don't accept bounce messages with more than one recipient. 
> Go read RFC2821. (#5.7.1)"
> 
> But reading RFC 2821 we see this:
> >                 However, the SMTP server MUST compose and send an
> >   "undeliverable mail" notification message to the originator of the
> >   message.
> >
> >   A single notification listing all of the failed recipients or
> >   separate notification messages MUST be sent for each failed
> >   recipient.  For economy of processing by the sender, the former is
> >   preferred when possible.
> Also, reading RFC 821:
> >                                          But, the receiver-SMTP must
> >            compose and send an "undeliverable mail" notification
> >            message to the originator of the message.  Either a single
> >            notification which lists all of the recipients that failed
> >            to get the message, or separate notification messages must
> >            be sent for each failed recipient
> Any comments, please.
> 

A bounce is always a response to a previous mail. If you can show me how
to issue multiple "MAIL FROM" commands in SMTP and compose a message with
multiple originators I may reconsider this.

The empty envelope from is special and may only be used for bounce
messages.

-- 
:wq Claudio

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