Re: [Gnus 5.2.14] message-make-sender

[Richard Pieri <ratinox@unilab.dfci.harvard.edu>]

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>>>>> "SJ" == Sudish Joseph <sudish@ix.netcom.com> writes:

>> [In fact, not only does Sender: not need to contain a valid Internet
>> mail address, it generally should not contain one. --Rat]
SJ> This is incorrect.  If you look at the ABNF above, you'll note that
SJ> both "from" and "sender" require the use of a "mailbox" (sure, sender
SJ> is optional, but if present it MUST have a "mailbox").  "mailbox" =>
SJ> "addr-spec" => "domain" (with other stuff, of course).

Hrm... yup, you are correct:

	mailbox = addr-spec = local-part "@" domain

so Sender: in Internet (Arpanet) mail must include a valid Internet
mailbox when the header is included.

[...]

>> No, that is the Reply-To: header.
SJ> No, the reply-to: address is a user-settable address, just as from:
SJ> is

Perhaps I misunderstood the description, then.  It seemed that the
Reply-to: header was being described.

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