Hi Stephen, Stephen J. Turnbull, 15.03.2007 17:19: > > That's why my proposal replaces the From by an author-set Reply-To > > whenever it is used. > > Which is again a non-conforming use of the originator headers. From > is *not* Reply-To, it identifies the author of the message. So you've > broken Reply-To, it no longers tells where the author wants replies > sent as it's supposed to. Now you break From, too! Like this: > > Suppose that because I'm traveling, I set my reply-to to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then my headers will look like: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > but what you'll see is > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: mailman-users@python.org > > That's *wrong*, it confuses both my faithful audience, and the > killfiles of those who never want to hear from me again. Furthermore, > it identifies me as being "at" an address that is evidently temporary.
Just a short pre-answer to that point, because you got it wrong: Of course it's wrong. I don't propose that. Sorry, my quoted sentence above was not clear enough, please stick to the proposal I made. Assuming you chose the option "reply to list" (option 2) according to my proposal, the headers would look like: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: mailman-users@python.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (added to existing Cc:, but only if [EMAIL PROTECTED] is not a member of mailman-users@python.org) I don't see how this additional Cc: can be more dangerous, than what Mailman is doing right now. The opposite is true, it fixes the reply-to-all function, because the answer would also go to [EMAIL PROTECTED], what you explicitly requested by your Reply-To. All my proposal is about, is bringing the reply-to-munging closer to the RFC _and_ usability than it is now. Reply-to-munging _is_ heavily used in existing Mailman installations. Why not fix it then? Regards, Sven -- http://sven.anderson.de "Believe those who are seeking the truth. tel: +49-551-9969285 Doubt those who find it." mobile: +49-179-4939223 (André Gide) _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list Mailman-Developers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-developers%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
