[rt-users] RT mailgate error?

[Jesse]

RT might end up mailing itself if someone sets a return address wrong somewhere
or something like that...

	-j


On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 07:29:23PM -0600, Robert Boyd wrote:
> 
> I'm using rt for our support queue.  It looks like
> /rt/lib/rt/ui/mail/manipulate.pm includes code to check for a header that
> RT adds to all outgoing email to prevent mailing loops.  When it receives
> a message with this header, it dies.  I'm assuming this is causing
> sendmail to email root with the following messages :
> 
> 
> The original message was received at Tue, 5 Dec 2000 19:10:34 -0600 (CST)
> from root at localhost
> 
>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> "|/usr/local/rt/bin/rt-mailgate support correspond"
>     (expanded from: support at pokerspot.com   )
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> RT has recieved mail from itself. Goodnight. at
> /usr/local/rt/lib/rt/ui/mail/manipulate.pm line 252, <STDIN> chunk 38.
> 554 "|/usr/local/rt/bin/rt-mailgate support correspond"... unknown mailer
> error
> 255
> 
> <original message, and rt correspondence deleted here>
> 
> My question is, why would RT ever be mailing itself?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -rob
> 
> 
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