> > Bill, > Pretty sure in the past the only way to do this was with PMDF. Not sure if > PMDF is available with a hobbyist licence or will run on 5.x > Dave > G4UGM > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cctech <cctech-boun...@classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Bill Degnan via > > cctech > > Sent: 04 June 2019 03:28 > > To: cctech <cct...@classiccmp.org> > > Subject: setting reply to in VMS 5.x MAIL > > > > Is there a way to set the reply-to value in VMS 5 mail? I want to send > > mail as > > SYSTEM but anyone who receives the message on the outside world who > > wants to reply I'd like it go to to a different email address. > > > > I am working to solve the problem myself, but if anyone knows already and > > can help save me the time :-) > > > > Thanks > > > > Bill >
VMS MAIL has no concept of reply-to headers. If a "foreign mail protocol" is being used from within VMS MAIL (in%, pmdf%, mx%, or smtp% for example), that protocol may provide a way of setting a reply-to header, typically by defining a specified logical name before running VMS MAIL. If PMDF is installed, you can use $ PMDF MAIL /REPLY_TO=address and possibly other methods to set the reply-to address. PMDF MAIL is designed to be upwardly compatible with VMS MAIL and uses the same mailbox files as VMS MAIL. There is a hobbyist license available for PMDF but I don't know if this covers versions that will run on VMS 5.x or not. Installing PMDF also makes the in% (or pmdf%) foreign mail protocol usable from VMS MAIL. mx% is provided by Hunter Goatley's MX MAIL package and smtp% is provided by Process Software's Multinet SMTP client to add SMTP capability to VMS MAIL. Regards, Peter Coghlan.