On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, at 9:19am, Bayard Coolidge USG wrote: >> Changing your procmail recipe's match line to >> * ^TOgnhlug@.*zk3.dec.com >> will solve this problem nicely. :-) > > I don't know procmail's configuration semantics, but I would *beg*/*plead* > that whatever recipe you use, that it point simply to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > WITHOUT regard to any particular node name ...
You misunderstand. procmail filters mail as it comes *in* to a system. It has nothing to do with the address we *reply* to. That is ultimately controlled by the user sending the mail. Myself, I make it a habit to check and edit my headers before sending, such that I always send my replies to the canonical list address. However, the vast majority of people simply hit "Reply all" and send to whatever addresses were listed, without even looking. Among other things, this aggravates the problem you describe. It also means when someone else replies to a post I make, I usually get the message twice: Once for the message they send to the list address, and once for the message sent directly to me. This is the start of what I call "List header cancer", where the "To" line of any list discussion gradually grows larger and larger, as every person to ever reply gets added to the "To" header. This is why I favor "Reply-To Munging Considered Useful" [1]. However, some time ago, GNHLUG took a vote, and more people favored "Reply-To Munging Considered Harmful" [2]. I stand by that decision, but it means we have to live with problems like this. TANSTAAFL. [1] http://www.metasystema.org/essays/reply-to-useful.mhtml [2] http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
