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Re: "Reply to *typed* address"

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From: David Lesher
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 19:53
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I have to concur that a way to Resend to a different address, but with
the same text, (i.e. Read my lips - no new headers ;-) would be
useful.

My reason is that I attempt to reply to postings from within my
newsreader. But the dark side of NNTP access is that too many netters
now post from boxes with completely bogus From: lines. Then, when mail
bounces, you must grep around in the headers and look for a real
address to Resend it to.

This is also the case with mail to att, for example, where they post
all articles with addresses on cbnews{a-z} & half of my attempts to
THOSE bounce, too ;-{

Now, I can use the Bounce command, but I generally don't want to. Why?
I generally go back and add a sentence pointing out the poster's bogus
From: header. Most go fix them; a minority write back with language of
"I can damm well post with any address I want, bud" or "what do expect
ME to do about it, anyhow?" [at worst, add a Reply-To:, I say]

But given the Elm volunteers are up to their collective compilers with
other things that need doing; I'll understand why this does not appear
for a long time......

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From: wb8foz@skybridge.SCL.CWRU.Edu (David Lesher)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: "Reply to *typed* address"
Date: 9 Jan 1993 19:53:47 GMT
Organization: NRK Clinic for habitual NetNews abusers - Beltway Annex
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