Dromio wrote: >On Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:30:17 -0400, in message: ><[log in to unmask]>, "Terry A. Moore" ><[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> On Date: 19 September 1997, 20:43:10 EDT >> Alperin, Glenn wrote: >> >> >Sorry to throw you off here, but this will go back to the list-owner list >> >as a demonstration that some mail programs do not accurately read the >> >reply to headers. My school is currently on an OpenVMS AXP 7.1 operating >> >> As I said in my followup, this was intended for a local audience, one >> where 10,000 of our 11,000 mail users are on VM/CMS using a mail client >> that does respect reply-to headers. But, you are entirely correct that >> there are many others that do not. > > Does not replying to the sender header break the protical? I would think that it would break the protocol, but apparently, somebody hasn't cared enough to fix that problem yet with this particular mail software. >I'm wondering if the program is working correctly (based on curent >standards), or doing something that it EXPLICETLY should not do. Also >I have worked in VMS for a while and I THINK (I could be wrong), that >about 4 years ago the ``standard'' mail client did respect the >reply-to line (or at least asked you about it). I guess my question to you, then, is....what is the ``standard'' mail client for VMS? It is pretty clear to me that I am not using it now. > Dromio Glenn