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Andrew Morrow <[log in to unmask]>
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 19:54:50 -0400
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Holloway, Mike <[log in to unmask]> writes

> >Bzzzt! Wrong! <g>  Pegasus Mail for Windows has always had
> >that ability.
>
> Bzzzt! Wrong!  Pegasus has never done it.  Many have tried.  The problem, as
> I recall (may be wrong), is that LISTSERV doesn't use the From line.  The
> message will appear on the list with a From line for the listowner's address
> rather than the author's.  Ditto for Eudora and all the others with a resend
> command.  Same thing.  Historically, at least, it doesn't work.

Pegasus and other clients do correctly generate the Resent-* headers.
 If they don't work for your list, it may be because of your list
settings, or it may be because the mail transport agent at your site
or at the LISTSERV site has been configured to override the From:
line with the Sender: line.

Andrew.

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