From: Kai Henningsen (kaih@khms.westfalen.de)
Date: Sun Nov 02 1997 - 10:22:00 CST
rra@stanford.edu (Russ Allbery) wrote on 23.10.97 in <m3lnzj3il1.fsf@windlord.Stanford.EDU>:
> Jamie Zawinski <jwz@netscape.com> writes:
>
> > DRUMS allows it, so USEFOR should accept it (if not generate it.)
>
> I agree. This was on my list of problems I have with DRUMS.
Note that you can only have a complex From: in 822 if you have a Sender:
as well, where the Sender: contains exactly one address.
> > You can't stop abuse without manditory crypto. Let's not cause other
> > problems while trying (and failing.)
>
> The main objection I have to multiple addresses in the From header is that
> I don't think it serves much of a purpose, and it would simplify such
> things as authentication if we could convince DRUMS to drop it.
Authentication? From:? Surely you're kidding?
MfG Kai