Howto set reply-to?

Howto set reply-to?

[Stefan Waldherr]

Hi,

I composed a message today and inserted the `Reply-to' tag using the menu. I
typed `nobody@localhost' but when I received the message from the mailinglist,
it says `Reply-To: nobody@LOCALHOST.cs.cmu.edu'. Any way to prevent this from
happening?

Thanks,
Stefan.
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Re: Howto set reply-to?

[Justin Sheehy]

Stefan Waldherr <swa@cs.cmu.edu> writes:

> I composed a message today and inserted the `Reply-to' tag using the
> menu. I typed `nobody@localhost' but when I received the message
> from the mailinglist, it says `Reply-To:
> nobody@LOCALHOST.cs.cmu.edu'. Any way to prevent this from
> happening?

Yes.  Do not set the Reply-To: header to `nobody@localhost'.

It is incorrect, there is no good reason to do so, and it is rather
unfriendly behavior.

-- 
Justin Sheehy

In a cloud bones of steel.
  

Re: Howto set reply-to?

[Stefan Waldherr]

>>>>> "Justin" == Justin Sheehy <justin@linus.mitre.org> writes:

  Justin> Yes.  Do not set the Reply-To: header to `nobody@localhost'.
  Justin> It is incorrect, there is no good reason to do so, and it is rather
  Justin> unfriendly behavior.

Justin, 

announce something on the RedHat list once and you will receive a ton of error
messages. Some mail system couldn't deliver, other bozos tell me that they are
on vacation and will read the mail later (via an autoresponder) -- I'm sick of
it and was looking for a way to prevent this. Any alternatives?

cu
Stefan.

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                                  fax +1 (412) 268-5576
                               e-Mail swa@cs.cmu.edu
                                  www http://www.waldherr.org/

Re: Howto set reply-to?

[Kai Grossjohann]

>>>>> On 04 Mar 1998, Stefan Waldherr said:

  Stefan> I composed a message today and inserted the `Reply-to' tag
  Stefan> using the menu. I typed `nobody@localhost' but when I
  Stefan> received the message from the mailinglist, it says
  Stefan> `Reply-To: nobody@LOCALHOST.cs.cmu.edu'. Any way to prevent
  Stefan> this from happening?

I believe this rewriting was done by sendmail (or whatever MTA you
have).

kai
-- 
Every country gets the pop music it deserves. -- Guildo Horn

Re: Howto set reply-to?

[jari.aalto]

| 98-03-04 Stefan Waldherr <swa@cs.cmu.edu> list.ding
| 
| announce something on the RedHat list once and you will receive a
| ton of error messages. Some mail system couldn't deliver, other
| bozos tell me that they are on vacation and will read the mail later
| (via an autoresponder) -- I'm sick of it and was looking for a way
| to prevent this. Any alternatives?

Can you use procmail? Delivering DAEMON responses to separate folder
is piece of cake.

jari