fix: add X-Envelope-From header #3512
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Co-authored-by: jarqvi <jarqvi.jarqvi@gmail.com>
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Adds X-Envelope-From header to incoming SMTP messages containing the original envelope sender address. Cherry-picked from postalserver/postal PR postalserver#3512 Co-authored-by: Mortza81 <Mortza81@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: openhands <openhands@all-hands.dev>
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Summary
This PR adds the
X-Envelope-Fromheader to incoming messages to preserve the SMTPenvelope sender (
MAIL FROM) for SPF evaluation by SpamAssassin.Background
SpamAssassin relies on message headers to determine the envelope sender for SPF checks.
If no suitable header is present (e.g.
Return-PathorX-Envelope-From), SPF evaluationmay be skipped and debug messages such as
cannot get Envelope-Fromare logged.Motivation
Providing
X-Envelope-Fromensures the envelope sender is always available for SPFevaluation, improving accuracy and consistency with SpamAssassin’s documented behavior.
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