| Sat 97-10-25 "Alan K. Stebbens"
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| discussion on whether or not setting the "Reply-To" on a list is a Good
| or Bad thing. I claim that It Depends. That is, it depends upon the
| purpose and scope of the list.
I believe there is a rule. Changing the meaning of Reply-To is, IMO, bad
"RFC on Mail-Copies-To:"
Mail-Copies-To:" is a header line used in messages on
Usenet to direct copies by email of followups to posts.
http://www.math.fu-berlin.de/~guckes/rfc/mail-copies-to.html
"Reply-To Munging Considered Harmful"
If you use a reasonable mailer, Reply-To munging does not provide
any new functionality. It, in fact, decreases
functionality. Reply-To munging destroys the reply-to-author.
capability.
http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html
jari