thanks Shane for explanation. Had the same question too. Can we take a look at the perl script also ?:))))
2008/9/28 Shane Chrisp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Sun, 2008-09-28 at 15:35 +0200, Maciej Sołtysiak wrote: > > Shane, > > > > may I ask what is the reason for surrounding the address with [] ? > > Is it for conformance with standards or ease of log parsing or something > > else ? > > > > I'm asking just to find it if there's something I'm missing. > > It is for a perl script that works with just about every other mta's > headers except qmail out. Its to do with rbl checking. Figured id be > better off making qmail the same as the other mta rather than changing > the script to make it support qmail. So your not likely to miss > anything, but it may come in handy for someone else who finds the same > issue with the IP in () not being found, but within [] it is. > > Shane > >