Subject: Behavior of [email-masked] list

From: Stephen Casner <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:55:31 -0700 (PDT)

I have seen several recent messages similar to this one sent to me
today:

> Steve,
> 
> I think that you have the wrong person.  I have not been involved with this 
> dialogue.
> 
> Scott

These messages are apparently a result of the behavior of the
[email-masked] mailing list.  Messages sent there are
forwarded with only the recipient's individual name in the "To" field,
making the message appear to have been sent only to that individual.
There is a "Reply-to" field that shows the list name.  This adds an
additional complication that when someone is confused by the To field
and sends a reply asking why the message was sent, that reply will go
to the whole list unless care is taken to disregard the Reply-to --
that's why I've seen several of these messages.

I would prefer that the proprietors of the [email-masked]
list change its behavior so that the list name appears in the "To"
field as for most other lists.
							-- Steve

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From: [email-masked] (RALPH K.B.CLAY)
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 15:24:41 -0700