On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, at 4:32pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Can someone explain exactly what M-F-T is *supposed* to do.
*sigh* Did this forum become write-only when I wasn't looking? :) http://cr.yp.to/proto/replyto.html In a public forum like this one, there are at least two types of "reply" one might want to make. One is a broadcast reply to the group (often called a "followup"). The other is a private reply to the author. Unfortunately, the only available standard header is "Reply-To", so the distinction cannot be made. Hence, the addition of two new headers: Mail-Followup-To and Mail-Reply-To. M-F-T designates the address to use when making a broadcast reply to the group. M-R-T designates the address to use when making a private reply to the author. Additionally, the M-R-T header overrides the standard Reply-To header. The idea is that the list address will be given for Mail-Followup-To and Reply-To, and the author's personal address be given for Mail-Reply-To. For example: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail-Followup-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Legacy software which does not support M-F-T or M-R-T will see the "Reply-To" header, and reply to the group (which is the nominal point of a discussion forum in the first place). New software will see the newer headers, and offer "Reply to group" and "Reply to author" functions, and also know to ignore the "Reply-To" header. -- 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. *****************************************************************
