Philipp Thomas wrote:
On May 08th 2013 Linda Walsh wrote:
It's this list that standards that don't follow the internet standards it's not a provincial standard as this list sports.
Then show me the RFC that tells so. Replying to the list and private is done by many, but that doesn't make it correct. And just guess why any MUA that's worth it's salt has a 'reply to list' function? Hint: not because this lone ml wishes it to be so.
Philipp
RFC 882 STANDARD FOR THE FORMAT OF ARPA INTERNET TEXT MESSAGES... among other sections there is this one in specific: 4.4.4. AUTOMATIC USE OF FROM / SENDER / REPLY-TO 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. August 13, 1982 - 22 - RFC #822 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. <<<<<< Sometimes, a recipient may actually wish to communicate with the person that initiated the message transfer. In such cases, it is reasonable to use the "Sender" address. This recommendation is intended only for automated use of <<<<< originator-fields and is not intended to suggest that replies <<<<< may not also be sent to other recipients of messages. It is <<<<< up to the respective mail-handling programs to decide what additional facilities will be provided. Examples are provided in Appendix A. ================== A reply should always be sent to the 'Reply-To' address, and, if it does not exist, then it *must* be sent to the 'From' address. Sending to a list is *optional*. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org