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Subject: RE: reply-to munging
From: Peter Bowyer <pbowyer @ verity . com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 15:32:29 -0000
To: "'REITTINGER, PAT'" <preittinge @ mohawk . moric . org>
Cc: "'majordomo-users @ greatcircle . com'" <majordomo-users @ greatcircle . com>

If you need to have reply-to set to the list, then your only defence
against vacation programs, read receipts etc is a strong set of
taboo_header and taboo_body regexps.

Peter

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	REITTINGER, PAT [SMTP:preittinge@mohawk.moric.org]
> Sent:	Tuesday, August 19, 1997 11:46 AM
> To:	majordomo-users@greatcircle.com
> Subject:	reply-to munging
> 
> 
> In continuing to support my decision not to change the existing
> reply-to 
> configuration...
> 
> I followed the"configure resend for reply-to" link from  the 
> www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~barr/majordomo-faq.html to the www.unicom.com 
> discussion on munging reply-to.  Interesting info.
> 
> My users of a particular list are not happy with the fact that a 
> "reply" goes to the author and they need to use "reply-to-all" to 
> reply to the list.  We have gone back and forth on this for awhile.
> 
> While I don't see this as an issue, (train the users), I am eager to
> not hear their 
> complaints that other listservs provide this "luxury".  
> 
> When I first changed the reply-to, things were worse than expected 
> when each list member also received endless mail received/reading 
> confirmation messages for users mailing with this option.  (Reply to 
> the whole list, isn't this what you asked for?)  Is there a way 
> to avoid this unacceptable problem? (I know, don't munge reply to...) 
> 
> Pat Reittinger 
> 
> 
> **********************************
> Pat Reittinger
> Mohawk Regional Information Center
> (315)361-5760
> preittinge@mohawk.moric.org
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