At 04:51 PM 7/18/98 -0700, Cyberspace Publishing wrote:
>I've noticed a discrepancy in how some of the messages come through the
>list. Most of the time, the "Reply-To" has the list's address in it, but
>occasionally, the "Reply-To" will have the 'sender's' address in it.
>Unless I remember to look at who the reply is actually going out to, it may
>go to either the list or to the sender. What is causing this and can it be
>corrected to be more consistent? Thanks.
The use of the Reply-To in lists is handled in various unexpected ways by
both mail readers and listservers. These unexpected results are one of the
main technical reasons why Reply-To-List configurations are not recommended.
To answer the question (though I am not the list-owner): the list always
adds the Reply-To for the list. But some folks may have a Reply-To header
set in their mailers. When the listserver gets one of these messages, it
tacks on its own without removing the pre-existing header. Whether it adds
it before or after the mailer-supplied header is a function of random
chance and/or the list management software.
When you, the recipient, hit Reply, which header is used? The first? The
second? Both?!? Unpredictable and non-standard behaviors on both the reader
and listserver side lead you to the "which way is it going to go this
time?" situation that you describe. Caveat Sendor. :)
--bill
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