At 03:28 PM 12/8/96 EST, "M. LEBLANC" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: [snip] >Hi kids. > >Post came to me for review (from rec.music.dylan, the usenet side of the >gateway), I okayed it -- it looked normal-ish. Here's what I okayed: [snip] >>From: "Matthew T. Kneidel" <[log in to unmask]> >>Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan [snip] >>Reply-To: 1624, W., Pine, Wichita, KS, 67203 > ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ [snip] >How'd he do it? What's he up to? His Reply-To: line in the message >submitted to me for review is the key, but how/why did they all assume >the @listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu address? Anybody??? Easy. The RFC's require it. Think of your own address. People can probably write you locally by an address of "turning_pt". If you (or someone at your site) sends out mail with "Reply-To: turning_pt" it's supposed to be converted to a deliverable internet address, most likely "[log in to unmask]". Obviously, the guy doesn't understand what "Reply-To:" is for. But since this was apparently originally Usenet, not e-mail, I'm not sure whether Usenet RFC's or e-mail RFC's apply; I don't think "Reply-To:" has a Usenet meaning. If he'd emailed you, you should have seen something like "[log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], ..." Probably your listserv *ought* to nuke "Reply-To:" headers from Usenet, and convert "Followup-To:" to "Reply-To:" (with substitution for "poster") but I don't know for sure. But given the "Reply-To:" carried through, the outgoing mail filling in a domain is consistent with RFC e-mail requirements. >I've put a filter on this guy until I understand what he's trying to do. >Does anyone know of a reason for doing this in ummm... choosing >my words carefully ... the real world of responsible people acting in >good faith? Like I said, he probably thought "Reply-To:" was where you put in a snail- mail address. The software then behaved as if these words were actual usernames somewhere, and expanded them at the "appropriate" time. :-) Doesn't look malicious to me, just ignorance seems to be what's involved. I would have hoped that LISTSERV could diagnose the situation by now, but apparently not. Disclaimer: I have little experience with mixing Usenet and mailing lists, and I don't know what the "rules" are or where they are specified. Cheers, Stan Ryckman ([log in to unmask])