Re: "Extern" on email address

On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 6:07 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 12:06:21PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Does anyone know why *EXTERN* is being added to my email address for
> > postings to the lists?
> >
> > From: 'Bruce Momjian *EXTERN*' <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
> > --------
> >
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/20160606154513.GA19170%40momjian.us
> >
> >
> > I don't see that being added in test emails on my end. Any ideas?
> >
> > I guess I will find out if happens again when I see this posting come
> > back to me.
>
> OK, odd, it didn't happen this time. I guess I will just wait for it to
> happen again.
>
>
Well, your MUA put it there :)

I guess it did so because the MUA of Albe Laurenz did it first at
https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/A737B7A37273E048B164557ADEF4A58B53859B69%40ntex2010i.host.magwien.gv.at
- but only in the To field. I guess your MUA must've copied it from the to
field when you did reply. Which is a very strange thing to do, but that's
what it looks like to me.

Adding "extern" is something I've seen more and more organizations do to
any address that's not from their own company, to make it less likely that
people send emails to the wrong place. It's quite annoying, but
understandable. The real weirdness is why your MUA is copying it to the
From field. Perhaps yo uhave set something up as part of dealing with
multiple email addresses?

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