I just "redirected" a message to a discussion list of which I am an
owner.  The original sender had mistakenly sent the message to the
address for subscriber requests, not the list distribution address, which
is why I redirected it.   I of course expected that when the message was
received from the list the "From" window would contain the _original
sender's_ name/email address, not mine, and that in the "From" column of
the In Tray list I would see _his_ name followed by "(by way of Riva
Freifeld)".   I expected this because his original message showed his
name/email address as the sender.

Unfortunately the redirected message showed up on the list as having been
sent by me, both in the "From:" window and in the From column of the In
Tray list.  What is weird is that the _outgoing_ redirected message, (the
one  I _sent_),  shows up in my "Sent Mail" list "From" column correctly
-- namely _his_ name followed by (by way of Riva Freifeld.)  

I have previously redirected messages in Powermail without this problem.
 The only explanation I can think of is the fact that his original
message came to me as a list owner not as an individual, and therefore
went through some intermediary, and therefore for some reason could not
be redirected as having  been sent by him.  Does this ring a bell with
anyone?  

Riva Freifeld

IMAC G3, System 9.2.2, Powermail 4.2.1

P. S. Is the Powermail development group located in Geneva?


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