On Wed, 06 Jan 1999 11:53:18 +0000, Neil Bird <neil.bird_at_rrds.co.uk> wrote:
> Pete Forman wrote:
>> Paul D. Smith writes: Check the URL I posted for more details. And
>> RFC 822 section 4.4 for the exact definitions of From, Sender,
>> Reply-To, etc.
> Hmm. I've looked at the RFC; to quote 4.4
> "Reply-To/Resent-Reply-To": ... A somewhat different use may be of
> some help to "text message teleconferencing" groups equipped with
> automatic distribution include the address of that service in the
> "Reply- To" field of all messages submitted to the teleconference;
> then participants can "reply" to conference submissions to guarantee
> the correct distribution of any submission of their own.
> To my mind, that says that mail-lists ought to have the 'Reply-To'
> set to the list itself. Presumably, it would be preferable to /only/
> do this if the author's not set it (or change theirs to 'Resent-').
> I don't know - this has gone a little too far OT to warrant
> continuing much further. Personally [if it works], I'll try to
> remember to add fvwm' to my postings in the future.
What's the big deal? I can't believe we're still harping on this
issue. Just use "reply to all" in your email client and everything
should work just fine -- unless of course the author puts in a
Reply-To and it messes everything up.
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