Re: restrict_post and Reply-To addresses

[Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs @ hpc . uh . edu>]

>>>>> "NP" == Nick Perry <nick.perry@amulation.co.uk> writes:

NP> Basically, if a user sends a zubscribe command without explicitly
NP> specifying an email address, majordomo will take the Reply-To: address
NP> (if one has been defined) before any From: address.

Actually Majordomo takes the Reply-To: header, the From:, and the
Apparently-From: header (in that order) as the one address to do all
comparisons against.  The problem is that resend doesn't seem to do the
same thing.

But then there is this code in resend:

        return "" if &is_list_member($from, "", $file) ||
            (defined $reply_to  &&
            $reply_to ne $from  &&
            &is_list_member($reply_to, "", $file));

Which checks to see that either the From: header is a member or the
Reply-To: is a member.  (Returning an empty string implies that there is no
error.)

NP> Restrict_post, however does not check to see if the Reply-To: address
NP> is matched in any of the specified files.

The above code seems to do exactly that.

NP> The latter behavior makes perfect sense, after all Reply-To:, by no
NP> means determines who *sent* the mail to the list.

To Majordomo, it does.  If a Reply-To: is present, that's all it cares
about.

Don't ask for a rationalization; I doubt that anyone can give you one.

 - J<