David Bennett wrote: > > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alvaro Herrera > > > On that subject. I noticed that Outlook seems to add the "return > > path" > > addresses (sometimes called bounce address or envelope sender) to the > > CC header, which sets a new record in the stupidity scale. Since we > > use VERP, each message gets a different return path address, so with > > each reply you make, Outlook adds a new address to the CC. > > Interesting. I use a lot of mailing lists and I've not run across one > actually using VERP before. Is it becoming more frequent? Not sure if it's becoming more frequent -- I only manage *this* list server and we enabled VERP several years ago. I thought it was common practice ... the idea of manually managing addresses that bounce seems completely outdated now. > I checked the headers. It seems this list is using a VERP address for both > the Return-path and the Reply-To, and only the Sender identifies the list > directly. I'm pretty sure our list server is not setting the VERP address in Reply-To. That would be insane, wouldn't it. We don't touch the Reply-To header at all. Maybe some other program along the way modifies the email before Outlook gets it? > I rather think the problem is that the list software is not pruning VERP > addresses from the emails it sends out. I don't know exactly what is causing > them, but it certainly seems to me something that the list software could > handle effortlessly. Well, since the VERP addresses are not supposed to appear in those headers, the list software doesn't try to prune -- that would be useless 99.95% of the time. You see, this is the first time that I have seen any mail chain do this (I've been here for several years.) > Sorry, but there is nothing to tweak. It all seems to be working just fine > at this end. But I will keep any eye out for extra VERPs and delete them (as > I have on this message). Thanks. I think it will be better for your continued mental health to ensure that nothing adds such addresses to Reply-To, if that is indeed what is happening. -- Álvaro Herrera http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
