miss addressed mail

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Do, den 04.11.2004 schrieb Mike Witt um 2:10:

> > Return-Path: draice at pammy.com
> > Return-Path: <draice at pammy.com>
> > Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])
> > 	by localhost.localdomain (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iA3MQ439007547
> > 	for <rmiles at localhost>; Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:26:04 -0800
>         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> I'm assuming that 'rmiles' is not an alias for you, right?
> AFAIK, the "for" line (like the line above) is the only indication
> of (for example) a BCCed msg. I've gotten mail which this for
> line was NOT to any alias of mine. I don't know how this happens.

The example mail header above show "for <rmiles at localhost>" because the
mail is fetchmailed. rmiles is the local account.

> I would really be curious if someone could comment on whether
> it's possible for someone to get a message to you without ANY
> visible indication of who it's for in the header.
> 
> It's possible to see sendmail delivering me the message by
> looking in /var/log/maillog, but still no visible indication
> of WHY it comes to me.

You are BCC recipient.

> -Mike

Alexander


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