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Article #4838Re: making the Mail reply command use From_ rather than From:
From: John Diamant
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 1988 21:48
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 1988 21:48
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> For example, I set mine to Reply-To, Return-Path, From. This is usually
> the best list to choose from.
I'm surprised you haven't been burned by this. Return-Path is not a valid
header to use for replies. In many cases, it holds the path only back to the
last system, not the originator. If you check your RFCs, it isn't intended
as an originator mail path.
John Diamant
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