Using From: instead of [lack of Reply-To]

Tim wrote:

>       # Grab the 'From: ' header (you could also '\/' this):
>       #
>       FROM=`formail -zcx'From: '`
>
>       #
>       # Now stick the 'From: ' header info into the 'Reply-To: ' header
>       # (You may want to use a local lockfile here):
>       #
>       :0 fhw:
>       * ^Return-Path: web$
>       | formail -i"Reply-To: $FROM"
I need to make my mailing list add a Reply-To line. At least I think I do;
it appears that the AOL MUA and various Microsoft MUAs get very confused if
no Reply-To line is present. Long story short, you do not want to force
your AOLers to reply to the list because their software prevents an easy
alternative.

SmartList will pass on the original Reply-To line if it is present but will
not generate one of its own. So if I do this:

        # Grab the 'From: ' header (you could also '\/' this):
        #
        FROM=`formail -zcx'From: '`

        # Now stick the 'From: ' header info into the 'Reply-To: ' header
        # (You may want to use a local lockfile here):
        #
        :0 fhw:
        * !^Reply-To:
        | formail -i"Reply-To: $FROM"

It should work? Oh please tell me yes.


--Ken
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