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Article #15Re: Return-Path or From: ?
From: Neil Rickert
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 15:27
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 15:27
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In article <1992Jul27.024211.20761@ryptyde.cts.com> scott@ryptyde.cts.com (Scott McClure) writes: > >Which is the correct field for a mailer to use when getting the address >from a message to reply to it: > >Return-Path: *or* From: > >Seems to me that the Return-Path is often unreliable and should be >avoided, but there still seem to be sites on the net that use this. You are supposed to use "Reply-To:" if there is one, otherwise "From:". Don't ever use "Return-Path:". It is highly unreliable.
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Newsgroups: comp.mail.headers Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!linac!mp.cs.niu.edu!rickert From: rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert) Subject: Re: Return-Path or From: ? Message-ID: <1992Jul27.152701.26643@mp.cs.niu.edu> Organization: Northern Illinois University References: <1992Jul27.024211.20761@ryptyde.cts.com> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 15:27:01 GMT Lines: 13