fix: added note regarding SRS rewrite issue if MAIL FROM converted to…

… lowercase (incorrectly by a system admin/postmaster)
forwardemail · Dec 28, 2024 · 14b6856 · 14b6856
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diff --git a/helpers/on-data.js b/helpers/on-data.js
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ async function onData(stream, _session, fn) {
               const shouldThrow =
                 parseRootDomain(parseHostFromDomainOrAddress(to.address)) ===
                 env.WEB_HOST;
+              //
+              // TODO: we may want to take into account that MAIL FROM is rewritten to lowercase
+              //       and therefore the reverse of an address like this wouldn't work (it'd return `null`)
+              //       (e.g. `[email protected]`)
+              //       as it should get rewritten to foo@fe-bounces.example.com
+              //       however because srs0 was rewritten from SRS0
+              //       and because tv was rewritten from TV it is not being delivered correctly
+              //
               to.address = checkSRS(to.address, shouldThrow);
               return to;
             }),