Re: 1 cset was pushed to modules/newsgroups: newsgroups post API...

mikespub wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Chris Dudley <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
>>...
>>I think he means to use a user's Display Name instead of email address - 
>>e.g. how the web interfaces to LKML work. If poster was in xaraya then 
>>use user Display Name, otherwise use the post header which has their 
>>"Firstname Surname" instead of email address, if neither exists then 
>>fall back on obfuscated email address.
>>
>>Thats my understanding of Tormi's request anyway.
>>
>>miko
> 
> 
> We seem to be talking about different cases here :-)
> 
> 1. message headers when posting to a news server
> 
> The From: header with e-mail address is required by RFC 1036. The
> optional Reply-To: and Sender: headers must also contain an e-mail
> address (if present).
> 
> 2. ... wrote in message ... in the body when replying to a message
> 
> This can be customized in code, e.g. to filter out the e-mail address.
> 
> 3. displaying news articles via Xaraya
> 
> E-mail addresses can be obfuscated through xarVarPrepEmailDisplay()
> 
> 1. is unavoidable, 3. is what I talked about, 2. may be what Tormi was
> asking for ?
> 
> Mike.

In 3. instead of having "From: [email protected]" (even if obfuscated) 
would it be possible to have "From: Chris Dudley" instead?

The full name is normally included in the From: post header along with 
the email address anyway.

miko