[jira] Updated: (JAMES-264) mail list loop caused by using Return-Path

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The following issue has been updated:

    Updater: Noel J. Bergman (mailto:noel@devtech.com)
       Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 4:53 PM
    Changes:
             Fix Version changed to 2.2.1
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Here is an overview of the issue:
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        Key: JAMES-264
    Summary: mail list loop caused by using Return-Path
       Type: Bug

     Status: Unassigned
   Priority: Major

    Project: James
 Components: 
             SMTPServer
             James Core
   Fix Fors:
             2.2.1

   Assignee: 
   Reporter: Hontvari Jozsef

    Created: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 2:22 AM
    Updated: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 4:53 PM

Description:
Related email thread: 
http://nagoya.apache.org/eyebrowse/ReadMsg?listName=james-dev@jakarta.apache.org&msgNo=11183

Email lists managed by the current list mailets may cause a mail loop seriously affecting all list members. 

The reason is that the Return-Path header is not used according to its specification and in addition it is used inconsistently. In some cases it is used to determine the reverse path instead of using the reverse path stored along the email in the Mail class.

The correct solution would be to eliminate the dependency on the Return-Path header. E.g. it should not be used to determine the reverse path, the smtp server should not add this header, but either LocalDelivery or a specific mailstore should.)

I have a quick workaround which prevents the mail loop in the first email, the source code is in the first email of the above thread.


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