On 04/20/2016 01:14 AM, Christian F Buser via Mailman-Users wrote:
> 
> A user complained that his Thunderbird mail application (on MacOS X, if this 
> matters) does no longer treat incoming list mails properly - means, the 
> message is treated by Thunderbird as if it was sent to his "default" mail 
> address (we call it "A" for now) instead of the address he used to subscibe 
> to the list (address "B").


I would have to know more about his actual T-bird configuration to
comment on that.


> This would not be a big problem - but when he replies to a list message, the 
> reply is sent from "A" instead of "B", resulting in an error message from 
> Mailman...


As Chris says, if he has more than one T-bird identity, when he composes
a reply, the From: in the composition window is a pull-down list from
which he can chose the identity he wants. I think this normally is the
identity that the original was addressed to, but he should have control
in any case.


> He has analysed the headers and compared with the old list setup headers. As 
> far as he could see, the only difference was that Mailman list includes an 
> "Envelope-To"-header with his subscription address, while the precious list 
> version included a "Delivered-To"-header. 
> 
> I am not a "mail header specialist", but I would guess that these two headers 
> are added by the receiving mail server and not by the list software. Is this 
> assumption correct? If not, can Mailman be configured to send the 
> "Delivered-To"-header? 


Delivered-To: is added by Postfix and perhaps other MTA's in the
delivery chain (It's used by Postfix to detect mail loops). Envelope-To:
is added by some MTA. Mailman has nothing to do with either.


> And if there are by chance any Thunderbird-specialists among us: what can he 
> do to correct the situation? 


I use T-bird, but I'm not sure exactly what headers it uses when
selecting a default From: address on a reply, but the user can always
select a different one, although that's a step that's easily forgotten.

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