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[Gavin Panella <gavin.panella@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 9 June 2010 16:25, Graham Binns <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
...
> As for the third bug, I'm trying to work out a way to have an
> impersonal To address for bugmail (probably $bugno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> or some noreply address). The first solution to come to mind was to
> have:
>
>  To: $bugno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Bcc: graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Which seems to fit the description of the bug. I'm open to other
> solutions, however.

Unless I've missed the point, I don't think the Bcc: is needed. The
recipient gets set via SMTP's RCPT TO command. The message itself
(headers and body together) is sent via SMTP's DATA command; most MTAs
treat this as an opaque-ish lump (though I might be corrected). This
is a bit like how you can send a jiffy bag full of lasagne to anyone
without having to write their name in Béchamel on the top.