On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, Dave Sill wrote:

> Vincent Danen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >> > the messages he writes on a per-user basis?  Ie. I have a robot that sends
> >> > mail to a mailing list and I don't want mail going back to it because
> >> > it'll just resend it to the list and I've got a vicious circle on my
> >> > hands.  All other users I would want to have their messages echoed back to
> >> > them.  Is this possible somehow as well?
> 
> Subscribe the robot to the list with an address that doesn't cycle
> back to the list. Set the envelope return path on the robot's
> submissions to this address. E.g.:
> 
>   [EMAIL PROTECTED] resends submissions to the list
>   [EMAIL PROTECTED] goes to either a different mailbox or is
>     thrown away
> 
>   Messages from "robot" to the list have return path of
>     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
>   Messages from the list to robot go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Hmmm...  I never thought about that...  That would definately work.  Thank
you for the idea!

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