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Re: bouncing to a bunch of people . . .

2003-03-18 06:56:14
On 03/17/03 09:50 PM, David W. Tamkin sat at the `puter and typed:
Louis has a filtering recipe with this action:

    | formail -Yf -I "X-Loop: list(_at_)keyslapper(_dot_)org"

*NEVER* use formail -I to add X-Loop:.  Always use formail -A to add an
X-Loop: header so that anyone else's X-Loop: remains intact.

Loops aren't always cases of spinning around in one person's system.
Sometimes a loop keeps a message ricocheting between two people (or among
three or more).  If everybody keeps removing everyone else's X-Loop: headers,
it will never stop.

That's why I used -A when I first answered the question about loop prevention.

Oops.  You learn something new every day.

Thanks again.

Lou
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