also sprach bradipo:
> I realize that this list probably isn't the most appropriate list for a
> question of this type, but here goes... Should the auto-reply go to
> the envelope sender or to the From address? Or, if there is a
> Reply-to header should it go there (this is why it would be bad to
> have Reply-to set on a mailing list)? Is there an RFC that covers
> auto-reply functionality?
Don't know about an RFC, but this has come up a bunch on the qmail mailing
list. See:
[djb's post]
<http://www.ornl.gov/its/archives/mailing-lists/qmail/1998/01/msg00676.html>
[djb's docs on mail loops]
<http://cr.yp.to/proto/mailloops.txt>
[an excellent laundry list of what to do and look out for]
<http://www.ornl.gov/its/archives/mailing-lists/qmail/1998/02/msg00150.html>
Basically, it comes down to: set the envelope to NULL, (maybe) set the From:
address to a non-automated address (or [EMAIL PROTECTED]), and rate
limit. That should cover your butt most of the time... :)
/pg
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Peter Green : Gospel Communications Network, SysAdmin : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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So in the future, one 'client' at a time or you'll be spending CPU time with
lots of little 'child processes'.
(Kevin M. Bealer, commenting on the private life of a Linux nerd.)
