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ophof@SERVER.uwindsor.ca (Scott Ophof) writes:
>Normally, replies *should* by default go to the address in the
>Reply-To:, Sender:, or From: field (in descending order of
>priority).  But here one could override that with "-n" (for mail
>from a newsgroup), or "-s) for the sender address, or "-f" for the
>"From:" address.

>Note btw that Elm v2.3 does *not* adhere to the above-mentioned
>priority re Reply-To:/Sender:/From: as specified in RFC-822.
>(Syd?)  Is this also the case for v2.4?
Well, I think you mis read RFC-822, and I quote:
  For systems which automatically  generate  address  lists  for
        replies to messages, the following recommendations are made:

            o   The "Sender" field mailbox should be sent  notices  of
                any  problems in transport or delivery of the original
                messages.  If there is no  "Sender"  field,  then  the
                "From" field mailbox should be used.

            o   The  "Sender"  field  mailbox  should  NEVER  be  used
                automatically, in a recipient's reply message.

            o   If the "Reply-To" field exists, then the reply  should
                go to the addresses indicated in that field and not to
                the address(es) indicated in the "From" field.


     Standard for ARPA Internet Text Messages


            o   If there is a "From" field, but no  "Reply-To"  field,
                the  reply should be sent to the address(es) indicated
                in the "From" field.

Thus:
The sender field should NEVER be used for a reply address, and Elm
does that. (Their capitalization, not mine)

The Reply-to should be used before From, and if no Reply-To, use From...
Elm half heartly follows this in that Reply-To traditionally occurs later
in the headers than From and Elm uses the last it finds of From and Reply-to
if so configured to honor them at all.  2.4 is like 2.3 in this regard.
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