Re: lynx-dev Re: Administrivia: List "reply" address

[Chuck Martin]

On Tue, May 09, 2000 at 08:10:06AM -0500, Mike Castle wrote:
> 
>      4.4.3.  REPLY-TO / RESENT-REPLY-TO
> 
>         This field provides a general  mechanism  for  indicating  any
>         mailbox(es)  to which responses are to be sent.  Three typical
>         uses for this feature can  be  distinguished.   In  the  first
>         case,  the  author(s) may not have regular machine-based mail-
>         boxes and therefore wish(es) to indicate an alternate  machine
>         address.   In  the  second case, an author may wish additional
>         persons to be made aware of, or responsible for,  replies.   A
>         somewhat  different  use  may be of some help to "text message
>         teleconferencing" groups equipped with automatic  distribution
>         services:   include the address of that service in the "Reply-
>         To" field of all messages  submitted  to  the  teleconference;
>         then  participants  can  "reply"  to conference submissions to
>         guarantee the correct distribution of any submission of  their
>         own.

Wouldn't mailing lists like lynx-dev fit the description of `"text
message teleconferencing" groups equipped with automatic distribution
services'?  In which case putting "address@hidden" in the Reply-to
header complies with the standard perfectly.

Chuck


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