Re: rfc2822bis -- adding clarifying Sender: text

> This is not about a problem with the current text, but rather a bit of
> confusion started by RFC 733 that might benefit from some clarifying language.

> I see the confusion rear its head regularly and think it time to have some
> text that tries to help people understand the difference between information
> and its encoding...

> Current:

> > 3.6.2.  Originator fields
> >    The originator fields indicate the mailbox(es) of the source of the
> >    message.  The "From:" field specifies the author(s) of the message,
> >    that is, the mailbox(es) of the person(s) or system(s) responsible
> >    for the writing of the message.  The "Sender:" field specifies the
> >    mailbox of the agent responsible for the actual transmission of the
> >    message.  For example, if a secretary were to send a message for
> >    another person, the mailbox of the secretary would appear in the
> >    "Sender:" field and the mailbox of the actual author would appear in
> >    the "From:" field.  If the originator of the message can be indicated
> >    by a single mailbox and the author and transmitter are identical, the
> >    "Sender:" field SHOULD NOT be used.  Otherwise, both fields SHOULD
> >    appear.

> Add after this:

>     Note: The Sender (responsible agent) information is always present. The
> absence of the "Sender:" field merely means that the information is redundant
> with the "From:" field, so it is not redundantly encoded into a separate
> field. The absence of the "Sender:" field sometimes confuses readers into
> believing that the Sender responsible agent information has not been specified
> explicitly.

Seems like a reasonable clarification to me.

				Ned