Definition
Envelope
The SMTP-level sender and recipient used to route mail, separate from the visible From line.
In detail
The envelope is what SMTP uses during the session: MAIL FROM (return path / envelope sender) and RCPT TO (recipients). The headers people see (From, To, Reply-To) can differ. That split is normal and sometimes required for bounce handling.
SPF checks the envelope sender domain against DNS. DMARC cares about alignment with the header From. Mixing those up causes a lot of “SPF passed but DMARC failed” confusion.
Bounce processing needs a working envelope sender. If MAIL FROM is forged or undeliverable, you lose bounce visibility.
In Reloop
How Envelope shows up when you use Reloop, hosted or self-hosted.
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