Derek Martin wrote: > If a mailing list--which is already a special case of e-mail > usage--*ADDS* a reply-to header to an e-mail which matches the from > header of the message, when none previously existed, the net effect is > nil: respondants will (assuming they even honor reply-to, which is not
It most certainly is problematic. The net effect is that it causes good mail programs to behave inconsistently. When set to the list it breaks reply to author functions in good mail programs (Elm, Pine and their derivatives; Thunderbird and Seamonkey, and even the venerable Berkeley Mail to name a few). When set to the original author it breaks reply to list and reply to all functions in those same programs. Lists setting or rewriting Reply-To headers punishes users of good, open source mail programs and rewards users of broken, proprietary mail programs like Outlook. Thoughtless? Hardly. I've thought about this off and on for far too long. -- Rich P. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
