"Thomas Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Your message to me arrived with no To: line, just as expected.
>
> If, using NetMail for DOS, I put a line To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] in the
> .TXT file, the To: address that counts is in the .WRK file, so
> the message should go there, and the To: line in the .TXT file is
> just window dressing. Once I mistyped arachne in the To: line but
> had it correct in the .WRK file, and people on this list wondered
> how that message survived that typo.
Exactly. I am now using Netmail to send e-mail instead of uka_ppp.
The To: address in the .WRK file is the RCPT TO in the actual smtp
process, while the To: address in the .TXT file is only DATA.
Similarly the From: address in the .WRK file is the MAIL FROM.
Bounces and errors will go to this address, but humans will (should)
reply to the From: or Reply-To: address in the .TXT file.
The .TXT/.WRK format (KA9Q also uses this format) makes a clear
distinction between the envelope and the data of the message.
However, while the addresses in the data portion of the message are
not actually necessary to send e-mail, it's probably a good idea to
follow generally accepted standards in your e-mail communications,
since many people filter their e-mail based on the data.
Howard Eisenberger
Ottawa, Canada
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