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Re: /usr/sbin/sendmail specification proposal, draft 2



Daniel Quinlan wrote:
> 
> Changes:
> 
>  *  changed wording about preventing aliasing with leading backslash
>  *  specify that messages must use RFC 822
>  *  -F *may* require sufficient trust
>  *  -f *will* require sufficient trust
>  *  -F and -f are only used if there is no From: header

This is WRONG.  -f sets the *envelope* sender address, which may be
completely different from the address specified in the from header.

>  *  -i is ignored when -bs is used
>  *  -odf will be ignored if not supported
>  *  dropped -oee option since we won't want applications to use it
>  *  rewrote -t section
>  *  multiple -v options can be used, perhaps even for more verbosity
> 

I really don't see any benefit to standardizing the -v option.

	-hpa


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