Comment by xg15 Comment by xg15 13 hours ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News I like how SMTP was at least honest in calling it the "receipt to" address and not the "sender" address.Edit: wrong.
Copy Link 1718627440 13 hours ago Collapse Comment - RCPT TO specifies the destination (recipient) address, the "sender" is what is written in MAIL FROM.However what most mail programs show as sender and recipient is neither, they rather show the headers contained in the message. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link xg15 13 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - Ah, sorry. You're right. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link xg15 13 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - Ah, sorry. You're right. Reply View | 0 replies
RCPT TO specifies the destination (recipient) address, the "sender" is what is written in MAIL FROM.
However what most mail programs show as sender and recipient is neither, they rather show the headers contained in the message.