Wondering if someone can tell me why, on some occasions, when I
forward mail into the list that I moderate (I use a VM/CMS & LMail
account), something sometimes happens that Results in a "Invalid
RFC822 field ... " Comment line. The original return address header
gets replaced with my name and return address, and the original
subject line gets stripped, so there is a "no subject" line. We
recently updated to 1.8a, though I believe this sometimes happened
when we were on 1.7f.
Usually, when I forward mail in from the editors' list (seredit)
to the main list (serialst), the resulting display of the message
on the main list has the original sender's name/address and subject
line in it. However, occasionally, the original senders' name and
subject line gets stripped. I'm guessing LISTSERV somehow can't
recognize info. in the original header and replaces it with mine.
But what else is going on here? Is there a way that I can figure
out that I'll lose the originator's name/address and subject line
*before* I forward in the message, so I can maybe edit the message
ahead of time to include a subject line? Is there a way I can
anticipate an invalid RFC822 field (hypothetically, if a non-techie
engages in reading RFC822 does it become self-evident?? ;-}!)
I'm including a sequence of headers to try to describe what is
happening. The 1st header is how the message arrives via the
editors' list (seredit); the 2nd header shows what the message
looks like as I forward it into the main list (serialst); the
3rd header shows what the header looks like when the message
gets posted to the list.
Any help or insights into why the original header info. is getting lost
and how to recognize this ahead of time would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Birdie MacLennan [log in to unmask]
SERIALST Listowner/Moderator [log in to unmask]
University of Vermont [log in to unmask]
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1st header (arrives via seredit, our editors' list):
======================================================================= 55
Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]>
Received: from UVMVM.UVM.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UVMVM) by UVMVM.UVM.EDU (LMail
V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 0656; Mon, 22 Aug 1994 17:10:58 -0500
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 23:07:56 +0200
Reply-To: "SEREDIT: SERIALST Editors" <[log in to unmask]>
Sender: "SEREDIT: SERIALST Editors" <[log in to unmask]>
From: Jakob Harnesk <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Obligation to tender for periodicals?
X-To: [log in to unmask]
To: Multiple recipients of list SEREDIT <[log in to unmask]>
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2nd header (message as it is forwarded to serialst):
======================================================================= 58
Resent-Date: Mon, 22 Aug 94 17:35:56 EST
From: Birdie MacLennan <BMACLENN@UVMVM>
Resent-From: Birdie MacLennan <BMACLENN@UVMVM>
Resent-To: serialst messages <serialst@UVMVM>
Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]>
Received: from UVMVM.UVM.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UVMVM) by UVMVM.UVM.EDU (LMail
V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 0656; Mon, 22 Aug 1994 17:10:58 -0500
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 23:07:56 +0200
Reply-To: "SEREDIT: SERIALST Editors" <[log in to unmask]>
Sender: "SEREDIT: SERIALST Editors" <[log in to unmask]>
From: Jakob Harnesk <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Obligation to tender for periodicals?
X-To: [log in to unmask]
To: Multiple recipients of list SEREDIT <[log in to unmask]>
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3rd header (as the message appears on the list ... original
senders' name/address is stripped; no subject line):
======================================================================= 57
Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]>
Received: from UVMVM.UVM.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UVMVM) by UVMVM.UVM.EDU
(LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 1021; Mon, 22 Aug 1994 17:45:02 -0500
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 17:35:56 EST
Reply-To: "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum"
<[log in to unmask]>
Sender: "SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum"
<[log in to unmask]>
Comments: <Parser> W: Invalid RFC822 field - "V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id
0656; Mon, 22 Aug 1994 17:10:58 -0500". Rest of header flushed.
Comments: Resent-From: Birdie MacLennan <BMACLENN@UVMVM>
Comments: Originally-From: Birdie MacLennan <BMACLENN@UVMVM>
From: Birdie MacLennan <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list SERIALST <[log in to unmask]>
<message text deleted> ...
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