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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 93 06:25:03 GMT
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- From: Bob Tinkelman <bob@CAMB.COM>
- Subject: RE: mailserv `unauthorized' rejection msgs
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- > The proper choices of addresses for authorization checking are all
- > described in RFC822. Specifically, the Sender: address is used if
- > present, and failing that the From: address is used.
-
- I figured out my error. I was trying to be fancy and
- (1) have the mailserv_access mapping refer to a mailing list, and
- (2) use subaddresses in the mailing list.
-
- It seems that if the authorization file contains bob+other-stuff@camb.com
- then bob@camb.com doesn't match and isn't considered authorized. I guess
- this is expected behavior.
-
- Is there a reasonable way for me to use subadresses in a mailing list and
- still use that list as the basis of authorization tests? (My first
- thought was to run a daily batch job that converts the mailing list into
- an authorization list, stripping the subaddressing, but I really don't
- want to get into parsing rfc822 addresses.)
-