[ale] a request for list change

[cfowler]

In Evolution, all email from ale shows ale at ale.org as the reply-to
address

On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 11:41, Geoffrey wrote:
> Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> > On Wednesday 26 February 2003 11:03 am, Geoffrey wrote:
> > 
> >>I personally liked the way it was configured before, at least then I
> >>could select reply to all, and the cut out the email addresses I didn't
> >>want it to go to.  As it is now, I can not respond to an individual
> >>without manually entering the address...
> > 
> > 
> > That sounds like your mailer.  Note that I replied to all and your address 
> > is in the To field.
> 
> As I noted before in the previous discussion, then your mailer is 
> broken.  The purpose of the reply-to is to replace the To:, so any 
> request to respond to the email to the original poster should go to the 
> reply-to:, never to the To:
> 
> Point is, the idea is that someone is sending email from one email 
> address expecting any replies to go to another.  By a mailer sending the 
> email to the To: , even if it sends it to the reply-to as well, it's not 
> doing what the poster expected, or, what the rfc defines...
> 
> 
> -- 
> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> 
> The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
> Think about it...
> 
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