[OnTopic] common list sense (Re: Even you can be hacked)

Fri Jun 11 17:09:40 UTC 2004

Paul Jakma wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. wrote:
> 
>> Really?  My responsibility to make sure you control your outbound 
>> mail.  Got it.
> 
> 
> You really think everyone on this list should remember the preference of 
> every other poster as to whether they do or do not want a direct copy? 
> Maybe we could have a list on a web page and everyone could check the 
> list before replying to a post. That'd be really useful. But wait, 
> seeing as how we've got these new-fangled computer thingies that can 
> take care of drudgery for us, how about we provide a way to allow the 
> poster to specify what their preference is, and then other people's 
> computers could automatically use that preference!
> 
> Oh wait:
> 
>     http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/RFC/822/28.htm
> 
> Someone already thought of that! In *1982*. Gosh, how prescient!

Or the document a little out-dated and replaced.  But not your
responsibility huh?
> 
> (sorry if the sarcasm is a little thick, but I groan and shake my head 
> every time someone posts to NANOG about how people should please stop 
> including them in list replies. When I see someone who usually has a 
> modicum of clue do same I just have to reply. :) )
> 
>> Oh.  Any suggestions on how to do that using my mailer?
> 
> 
> No idea, consult its documentation. I do ctrl+r in my MUA, in Netscape 
> Communicator or Mozilla mail or Thunderbird you just add the address in 
> a new field and click the drop down list and change the 'To' to 'Reply-To'
> 
> If your mailer can not do something as simple as allow you to specify 
> the Reply-To, I suggest you upgrade to something that is at least 
> half-decent.
> 
>> And I'll delete the other copy you sent me for you.
> 
> 
> That's another option I guess.
> 
>> Where is RFC 2821 is this requirement, by the way?  RFC 2822
>> says it is optional but seems to be less than useful in the
>> context here.
> 
> 
> Yes, of course Reply-To is optional. Absence of Reply-to indicates reply 
> should go to sender.
> 
> regards,

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