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So I've read this thread a few times.  I think I'm missing something.

I've set up my mailing so that my From Address is one gmail account (as set on /civicrm/admin/options/from_email&group=from_email_address&reset=1)

, but my return channel address is a different gmail account (as set on civicrm/admin/mailSettings?action=update&id=1&reset=1)

When I do a mailer (not a send mail) with smtp debugging on I'm getting this in the debug messages...

Reply-To: returnchannel+r.27.153.f5cb9f2a0e618dff@example.org
Return-Path: returnchannel+b.27.153.f5cb9f2a0e618dff@example.org
From: "My Org" <myfrom@example.org>

So it looks right.  Both reply to and return path are going to my return channel email.

And yet I still got a bounce email coming in to the myfrom@example.org account and not going to the returnchannel account.  Is that just bad behavior on the part of that particular mail server?

But wait, if I look in my gmail sent items folder and look at the "original message" there instead I see...

Return-Path: <myfrom@example.org>
...
Reply-To: returnchannel+r.27.154.977fc92caa54183f@example.org
Return-Path: returnchannel+b.27.154.977fc92caa54183f@example.org

Two return paths in the google sent mail item!  What gives...

Is Google just forcing that first "Return-Path" in there even though it isn't coming from civimail?

Is there some workaround or best practice that the folks using gmail for their outgoing and return processing can share?

Sorry for the delayed response.  Yes I am using gmail smtp for send.