Received: from spf5.us4.outblaze.com (spf5.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.27]) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j0O5IpPA024071 for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:18:51 GMT Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by spf5.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BCD676ECD for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:19:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1CswpR-0006V9-5o for migo@homemail.com; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:31:57 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Cswkv-0004vR-Rb for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:27:19 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Cswkd-0004mH-TR for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:27:00 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Cswkd-0004l0-KM for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:26:59 -0500 Received: from [202.32.8.214] (helo=tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CswTO-0007qU-8x; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:09:10 -0500 Received: from mailgate3.nec.co.jp (mailgate53.nec.co.jp [10.7.69.160] (may be forged)) by tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp (8.11.7/3.7W01080315) with ESMTP id j0O592P02678; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:09:02 +0900 (JST) Received: (from root@localhost) by mailgate3.nec.co.jp (8.11.7/3.7W-MAILGATE-NEC) id j0O592Q02787; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:09:02 +0900 (JST) Received: from edsgm01.lsi.nec.co.jp ([10.50.208.11]) by mailsv3.nec.co.jp (8.11.7/3.7W-MAILSV4-NEC) with ESMTP id j0O591G00497; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:09:01 +0900 (JST) Received: from mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by edsgm01.lsi.nec.co.jp (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j0O58xak012398; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:09:00 +0900 (JST) Received: from mctpc71 (mctpc71.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp [10.30.118.121]) by mcsss2.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp (8.12.10/8.12.8/EDcg v2.01-mc/1046780839) with ESMTP id j0O58xKt012399; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:08:59 +0900 (JST) Received: by mctpc71 (Postfix, from userid 31295) id 1A82D3D2; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:08:59 +0900 (JST) To: Anand Kumria References: <20050122054633.GA23059@benfinney.id.au> <1106379012.9473.7.camel@localhost> <20050122095316.GA16381@benfinney.id.au> From: Miles Bader System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:08:58 +0900 In-Reply-To: (Anand Kumria's message of "Sun, 23 Jan 2005 15:36:36 +1100") Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org Subject: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: mail user agent wars was: tla 1.4 X-BeenThere: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Miles Bader List-Id: a discussion list for all things arch-ish List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Errors-To: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Status: RO Content-Length: 1144 Lines: 20 Anand Kumria writes: > Or, instead of trying to beat up everyone because their mail user agent > (MUA) doesn't follow your favourite mail header you could instead follow > the standard (RFC2822) and set your 'Reply-To:' to the appropriate address > list. > > Also, keep in mind that both Reply-To and (the pointless) Mail-Follow-Up > header convey preferences of the author. MUAs must be free to override > them. Mail-Follow-Up: is not `pointless' -- it is intended for "global" replies, whereas Reply-To: is for "private" replies. If you never wish to receive private replies, I suppose you could set Reply-To: and a typical MUA would cope, but many people wish to preserve this distinction in a way that degrades gracefully (e.g. sending duplicate messages instead of sending messages to an unexpected destination). -Miles -- If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten. [George Carlin] _______________________________________________ Gnu-arch-users mailing list Gnu-arch-users@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-arch-users GNU arch home page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnu-arch/