On 6/16/2015 10:21 AM, Michael Peter wrote: > Hi, > > I have question about postfix logfile (/var/log/maillog), Does The log > mention the "from email header" or the "return-path email header" in the > log file ? > > Jun 16 16:17:43 mailhost postfix/qmgr[12095]: CB992123F1B1: > from=<send...@domain.com>, size=2639, nrcpt=1 (queue active) > > Example: > Return-Path: <send...@domain.com> > From: <send...@domain.com> > > Because it seems that some times the "from address" mentioned in the log > file is different that the from header which is actually in the email > itself. > > Thank you. > > Peter Michael >
The log records the envelope sender as given in the MAIL FROM command during the SMTP conversation. This is recorded before any headers are transmitted by the client. -- Noel Jones
