NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #19/NN_1992_19.iso/spool/comp/mail/misc/2885

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From: [e-mail] (Sridhar Venkataraman)
Subject: Re: Email Reply Method ( A Question )
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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 00:58:43 GMT
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[e-mail] writes on comp.mail.misc:

)>>>>> On 1 Sep 92 14:59:27 GMT, [e-mail] (Help Needed) said:
)
)cm> Is there a way to reply mail which is forwarded from AAA@XXX to my
)cm> short term account BBB@YYY such that when the other party gets the
)cm> reply, s/he will still see the reply as from AAA@XXX account ?
)
)  Yes, there is, but without knowing what kind of system "YYY" is I
)can't tell you specifically.  Basically, you can simply insert your
)own "From: AAA@XXX" header, and the mail software will accept that
)(although it will add a "Sender: BBB@YYY" line to point out that you
)are not who you say you are.  Nevertheless, your friends will not be
)confused.

Sorry, I don't think that helps everyone. Berkeley mail (if I assume
that the 4.3 tahoe one can speak for the other ones) does not allow
the user to add any more than {To,Subject,Cc,Bcc}. I have long been
wanting to use a Reply-To with it. Seeing your Message-ID I assume it
is GNUS and so I can assume that you use some sort of mailer that
speaks directly to the MTA. Sendmail doesn't allow From line override
unless the user is 'trusted'.

When will Reply-To become a standard option in BSD mail? :-( Please,
no MUA wars. As much as I love to use vi, I love using mail (ofcourse
coupled with the power of vi).

I would be happy to take a Sendmail rule for that if somebody can give
me one. Till then I guess I will have to use Rnmail for such things.

)Mark

Sridhar.