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Subject: Re: [9fans] Forward option for Mail
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:16:25 +0200."
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From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@swtch.com>
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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:12:11 -0500
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> On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 02:47:42PM +0100, Axel Belinfante wrote:
> >
> > In (e.g.) mh there is a separate command to do that:
> > redist(ribute), which uses Resent-* headers.
>
> Elm and Mutt use "bounce" and it's a very nifty feature.

The Resent- dance is awful.  Most mailers don't present
resent messages very well, causing the recipient to think
it's a direct message, which usually leads to "now how on
earth did this get to me?" or "I didn't know I was on that
mailing list!".

> But
> forwarding then is a case of Mime-enclosing (or otherwise isolating)
> the original message in a bigger scope where the forwarder can add
> her comments.

This is exactly what acme Mail does, no?

Russ