Email loop? Non RFC standards?

[teck]

Had been "playing" around with the email system, found something interesting.

After creating a email forwarding to eg.
[email protected] -> [email protected]

I tried sending an email to [email protected] with my own ([email protected]) account.

Here is a part of the logfile extracted. email is changed to an example for privacy

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2006-01-24 22:19:52 1F1P1U-0003ws-Ct <= [email protected] H=wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.199] P=esmtp S=1507 [email protected] T="TEST Loop?" from <[email protected]> for [email protected]
2006-01-24 22:19:56 1F1P1U-0003ws-Ct => [email protected] <forward@domain> F=<[email protected]> R=lookuphost T=remote_smtp S=1547 H=gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [64.233.163.27] C="250 2.0.0 OK 1138112418 16si2676561nzo"
2006-01-24 22:19:56 1F1P1U-0003ws-Ct Completed

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The status reported Completed but I didn't recieve any email in my gmail account.

Trying with my company email, I'm able to recieve forwarded mails to forward@domain to my gmail account.

Summary:

I'm unable to recieve forwarded mails if send via the destination email account.

Is this a bug?

 

[hostpc.com]

did you check your gmail spam folder?

 

[teck]

Yup, checked every folder I had. Didn't recieve as long as i send from the destination account.

Tested with other emails also. Works the same way; If sender = Destination email, you won't recieve anything.

 

[nobaloney]

Only for gmail? Or for accounts anywhere?

Perhaps the server is not allowing incoming email with the same origin and destination addresses, as this is a problem with a lot of virus programs.

Jeff

 

[teck]

Every account I uses faces this problem.

 

[nobaloney]

Is anyone else facing this problem?

Jeff