Re: Understanding response protocols

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005, Charles Lindsey wrote:
> We need:
> 1. A header to be set by the list maintainer.
> 2. A header to be set by the user, to control where replies to list go
> (and in particular whether he gets a private copy or not).
> 3. A header to be set by the user to control where personal (non-list)
> replies go.
> 
> And rules to determins which takes priority if they conflict.
> 
> I think it is clear that Reply-To is the proper header for #3.

No, it's not at all clear that "Reply-To:" is the proper header for #3.
#3 should be separated into cases where "From:" is the proper header,
and cases where it is not.  "Reply-To:" is currently used for both #2
and #3 (and is sometimes even used for the subset of case #3 where
"From:" would have been more appropriate).

--apb (Alan Barrett)