Hi Larry,
>________________________________ > From: Larry Stone <lston...@stonejongleux.com> >To: "postfix-users@postfix.org Users" <postfix-users@postfix.org> >Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 7:46 AM >Subject: Re: Duplicate Emails Sent > >We generally do not top post on this list. Please keep replies in-line. > >Ok... > > >On Mar 19, 2013, at 6:17 AM, Ed <ej19...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I have requested the info from site1. >> > >From your initial description, it appears the problem is with site3. Site1 >information will probably not be helpful. > >> I looked for the SMTP RCPT TO command in the man file. >> >> Could you provide a hint as to the configuration parameter? > >Sounds like you need to learn about how SMTP works. RCPT TO is one of the >commands used between an SMTP client and an SMTP server. The address listed >after RCPT TO is what is called the "envelope recipient" and is the >destination address to which the server will deliver or forward the mail. The >"To" and "CC" headers in a mail message are just part of the message to a mail >server (think of it like snail mail - the post office delivers the mail to the >recipient on the envelope and does not care at all to whom the letter inside >the envelope says it is addressed). > >Yes, your correct. I do need to learn. > >Your initial description makes it sound like something at site3 is parsing the >message headers (From, To, and CC) and then attempting to resend the message >to those addresses. If true, that is very wrong behavior on the part of site3. >Your example says "m...@site3.com" so I assume you are the site3 recipient. >Are you running some sort of script on the received message that might be >doing this? Do you control the site3 SMTP server or are you just a user there? > >I have control over the site3 SMTP where the problem is. It is recent >installation, late last year. Is there a rule in postfix that i missed >perhaps? > > >-- >Larry Stone >lston...@stonejongleux.com >http://www.stonejongleux.com/ > >> >> From: Victor d'Agostino <d.agostino.vic...@gmail.com> >> To: postfix-users@postfix.org >> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 5:45 PM >> Subject: Re: Duplicate Emails Sent >> >> Hi Ed, >> >> It seems that site3.com smtp server use header recipients instead of SMTP >> RCPT TO recipients and also send to the sender ... >> >> Can you post email headers to check the Received From fields ? >> >> >> Le 18/03/2013 21:51, Ed a écrit : >>> Hi All. >>> >>> The scenario: >>> >>> From: a...@site1.com >>> To: b...@site2.com >>> CC: m...@site3.com >>> >>> After receiving the email CC at site 3, site 3 is sending out emails to >>> everyone on the original, >>> basically a duplicate email arrives to the sender and everyone in the >>> headers. >>> >>> >>a sends mail to b with me in cc. >>> >>me sends mail to everyone in the email headers >>> >>> I am asking how to stop this behavior.? >>> >>> I tried in an earlier attempt to post my postconf contents here but was >>> rejected due to size. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Ed >> >> >> > > > > > > >
