* SqM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> > There is no <> in the from: header. We were talking about the envelope
> > sender (envelope from, Return-Path:)
> 
> You need to be able to recieve mail where the envelope is "<>".

Exactly.

> Normally bounced mail's have this sender... I.e. mails from

I thought ALWAYS.

> foreign postmaster's.. One of the reasons to set the sender to "<>"
> is to avoid mail loops where a mailserver configuration is faulty..

You can lose the "where a mailserver configuration is faulty..", loops
can happen even with non-faulty servers.

> Your users might get unhappy when they don't get mailbounces due
> to that your mailserver drops error mails.. Which can happen cases
> when the a mailserver accepts all incomming mail is accepted and
> delivery to local mailboxes are done i a second process..

Exactly. Exchange is a not uncommon example of such a server.
 
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