[plug] fetchmail and postfix

[Mike Holland]

On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Steve Baker wrote:

> You run fetchmail, it looks at the 'To:' header for each message, delivers
> it to the correct user on the local server.

Bzzztt. Your name might be in the "CC:", or nowhere at all. The latter is
common in spam, or mail lists, but could also mean you were "Bcc:"ed.

> Works pretty well most of the time, only a problem sometimes with some
> mailing list configurations where the 'To' address is munged.  In those

Its a lot more serious than that.

> cases sometimes fetchmail can use X-Envelope-To: (if I remember correctly)
> to still have a go at determine the correct address.

Received: ... for <real address>; ...
 

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Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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