[Savannah-help-public] [support #103775] From address used in CVS log messages

[Sylvain Beucler]

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               Posted by: Sylvain Beucler <Beuc>
               Posted on: 2005-01-13 19:20 (Europe/Paris)
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                  Status:                    None -> Wont Do                
             Assigned to:                    None -> Beuc                   

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Follow-up Comment:
This cannot be done, because addresses @savannah.gnu.org are not valid (no MX
field in the DNS, no SMTP server). This caused other people to miss
notifications.



As far as I am concerned, I expect a SMTP server to be able to forge e-mails.
I send all my mails using different addresses using the same SMTP server.



Likewise, the mailing lists server send mail on behalf of the subscribees.

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                 Summary: From address used in CVS log messages
                 Project: Savannah Administration
            Submitted by: onno
            Submitted on: jeu 13.01.2005 à 18:59
                Category: Mail server
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                Severity: 5 - Average
                  Status: Wont Do
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: Beuc
        Originator Email: 
        Platform Version: None
             Open/Closed: Open

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For a while, address@hidden was used as From address in CVS log
mails. This is the correct thing to do.



But now, the user specified address is used again. Can this be changed back?
The current behaviour doesn't work with SPF and other spam fighting
mechanisms, because you're simply forging the From address. Your mail server
isn't authorized to send mails on behalf of /other/ domains, and they will be
rejected by the receiving mailserver.

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Follow-up Comments:


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Date: jeu 13.01.2005 à 19:20        By: Sylvain Beucler <Beuc>
This cannot be done, because addresses @savannah.gnu.org are not valid (no MX
field in the DNS, no SMTP server). This caused other people to miss
notifications.



As far as I am concerned, I expect a SMTP server to be able to forge e-mails.
I send all my mails using different addresses using the same SMTP server.



Likewise, the mailing lists server send mail on behalf of the subscribees.








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