Jason Dusek wrote: > Begin forwarded message:
[snip total mystery] Drieux, Why is there no Resent-By field in this message? I have no problem with redirecting messages back to the list--it is a god custom for a variety of reasons. The path should not be a mystery. If you peruse again the document under discussion, you should note A.3. Resent messages: A.3. Resent messages Start with the message that has been used as an example several times: ---- From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mary Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: Saying Hello Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 09:55:06 -0600 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is a message just to say hello. So, "Hello". ---- Say that Mary, upon receiving this message, wishes to send a copy of the message to Jane such that (a) the message would appear to have come straight from John; (b) if Jane replies to the message, the reply should go back to John; and (c) all of the original information, like the date the message was originally sent to Mary, the message identifier, and the original addressee, is preserved. In this case, resent fields are prepended to the message: ---- Resent-From: Mary Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Resent-To: Jane Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Resent-Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 14:22:01 -0800 Resent-Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mary Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: Saying Hello Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 09:55:06 -0600 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is a message just to say hello. So, "Hello". ---- It is pretty clear here that transparency of the path is featured. In this forwarded message, I had to dig through the trace fields to find who actually put in on the line. This is something I usually have to do only when tracking down spammers and virus-senders. Please try to make your posts compliant with these standards. It would particularly aid comprehesibility if your mailer and mailing ractices would reflect an understanding of A.2 A.2. Reply messages The following is a series of three messages that make up a conversation thread between John and Mary. John firsts sends a message to Mary, Mary then replies to John's message, and then John replies to Mary's reply message. Note especially the "Message-ID:", "References:", and "In-Reply-To:" fields in each message. ... Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
