Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

>>>>> "Ethan" == Ethan Benson <address@hidden> writes:

    Ethan> On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 02:06:04PM -0700, Jonathan Walther
    Ethan> wrote:

    >> Tom.  Maybe try changing the Reply-To: line for both mailing
    >> lists to be address@hidden  Right now the Reply-To:
    >> line for the old list makes people send to the old list, not
    >> the new one.

    Ethan> reply-to munging is evil.

When applied to the old list, it's not evil, it's correct use of
Reply-To because the old list is now an obsolete address being
maintained only for the convenience of a few correspondents, and the
address owner (ie, the list master) legitimately wants to redirect
replies.



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