On 2000-11-29, at 20:17 +0100, Phillip Helbig wrote:
PH: Most (all?) email software will reply to the Reply-To: header
PH: preferentially, if it exists, overriding the From: header. If the From:
PH: header is visible, this would show the identity of the sender, though
PH: this should be obvious from the message itself, if the sender deems it
PH: important. (Some email software might construct a new From: header from
PH: the Reply-To: header, but the effect is the same. The main thing is
PH: that it is clear to the user whom he is sending (how many) messages to,
PH: but this is mainly a problem of the user's email software and only to a
PH: lesser extent that of the format of the list.)
Well, I guess that you weren't quite able to follow what I'd said.
What I meant was: A "Reply to:" header should be constructed in the mails
that are recieved from the list (this list!). Right now, there's no such
thing.
p.s. If people need to use autoresponders while on vacation, they should take
care that they aren't responding to the mails from a mailing list. I'd posted
on this list for the first time today, and was amazed (yes, amazed!) to see a
couple of "Out of Office Autoreply" mails. And since I'm posting one more
message now, I'll receive another couple of junk mails. Great!!
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Mohit Agarwal ([log in to unmask])
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