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Reply-to: header in gated news

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From: Kent J Wakely
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 1994 00:26
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Hi.

I co-moderate bit.listserv.devmedia. I just noticed that mail messages 
that go through the gateway to netnews retain the Reply-to: 
devmedia@uoguelph.ca header that is standard for the mailing list's messages.

The problem is that when bit.listserv.devmedia subscribers try to make a 
personal reply to a message on the newsgroup, the mail is sent by default 
to the mailing list address, and, if the the subscriber is not also a 
mailing list subscriber, our listserv will bounce the message.

Is there any way to have the gateway software convert the Reply-to: 
header to the same address as the From: header?

Kent

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From: kwakely@uoguelph.ca (Kent J Wakely)
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Subject: Reply-to: header in gated news
Date: 3 Aug 1994 00:26:43 GMT
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