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Eric Thomas <[log in to unmask]>
Wed, 31 May 1995 13:57:39 +0200
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On Wed, 31 May 1995 09:53:27 +02 Herman Van Uytven
<[log in to unmask]> said:
 
>I thought there was a rule in RFC822 that says:
>
>if there is a reply-to field, reply should go to this address
>if there is no reply-to field, reply should go to the sender address
>if there is neither a reply-to or a sender field, reply should go to
>  the from address
>
>So why shouldn't this scheme be followed for mails to the listserv
>machine ?
 
The  problem is  not where  the  reply goes,  but under  what origin  the
command  is  executed  (ie who  is  added  to  the  list). This  is  most
definitely NOT the reply address.
 
  Eric

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