[Mimedefang] Deleting Multiple Headers

Les Mikesell les at futuresource.com
Tue Oct 15 11:49:01 EDT 2002


> From: David F. Skoll

> > Not possitive on the Recieved headers question though.
> 
> You should be able to delete Received: headers, but the final one gets
> added *after* Milter runs.  Deleting Received: headers is of dubious
> value anyway, IMO.

It is also somewhat dangerous if there is any possibility of 
a forwarding or alias loop around the point where you remove
them.  MTA's normally count the Received: headers and bounce
the message when they grow to 30 or so.  If you remove them
the message can loop forever.

  Les Mikesell
    les at futuresource.com




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