Can't use VERP when sending email

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Im having trouble sending emails with VERP from an smtp-server that I have logged on to:

Smtp smtp = new Smtp();
smtp.ConnectSSL("myserver.com");
smtp.UseBestLogin("myuser@domain.se", "mypass");

IMail email = Limilabs.Mail.Fluent.Mail.Html(mailbody)
    .Subject(subject)
    .From("myuser@domain.se")
    .To("recipient@another_domain.se")
    .Create();

SmtpMail smtpMail = SmtpMail.CreateUsingVERP(email);
ISendMessageResult result = smtp.SendMessage(smtpMail);

But the result comes out as failed: "recipient address rejected Username 'recipient@another_domain.se' and sender ('total VERP adress') does not match."

If I omit 

SmtpMail smtpMail = SmtpMail.CreateUsingVERP(email);

and use : 

result = smtp.SendMessage(email);

everything works fine.

Could you please help me out? Am I missing something here? What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance

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Can you attach the logs, with real eamil address or same email addresses you use in the code? Where is this "total VERP adress" string getting from?
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Sorry! The Error message was : "recipient address rejected Username myuser@domain.se and sender myuser+recipient=another_domain.se@domain.se does not match."

In the above example,I have not configured my email-account on the server as an Electronic mail list.
Is that required to get VERP to work?


/regards
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I'm afraid this may be your server problem. It seems it doesn't understand plus addressing and is very strict on matching 'MAIL FROM' SMTP's command and From: header values.

Proper VERP message should meet the following requirements:

  • From email header set to original sender:
    wikipedians-owner@example.net.
  • To email header set to original recipient:
    bob@example.org.
  • It uses special, unique MAIL FROM address during SMTP conversation:
    wikipedians-owner+bob=example.org@example.net.
  • Return-path email header set to this unique address (wikipedians-owner+bob=example.org@example.net), usually as a result of setting this header with MAIL FROM value by the SMTP server.

What you can do is to use same address for SMTP sender and From: email header.
You'll have to do that manually - use VerpAddress class for that:

string fromAddress = new VERPAddress("bob@example.org", 
    "wikipedians-owner@example.net").Join();

And use this address when creating an email message.

https://www.limilabs.com/blog/verp-variable-envelope-return-path-net

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