George Michaelson wrote:
Like many others here, I act as de-facto sysadmin to my partner. She
wished to have a "nice" mail via @pobox.com <http://pobox.com>
forwarded to here gmail account, *and* to keep her actual gmail ID
less visible.
For a limited time, this seemed to work. perhaps 6months. But
inevitably, the real underlying gmail address "leaks"
And, with the variance of policies, it is now unclear if the 'faked'
@pobox.com <http://pobox.com> or @gmail.com <http://gmail.com>
"actual" address is the one seen. This is also a function of
Sender/From differentiation, and Envelope/Header differentiation.
I feel sad I can't guarantee to her a specific behaviour. This feels
wrong. It feels like we've taken something out of the 822 Ecology by
allowing Sender, From, Envelope to get mashed together.
Maybe it feels wrong because we HAVE taken something useful and
important out of the 822 ecology by allowing Sender, From, Envelope to
get mashed together.
Miles Fidelman
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra