why doesn't have this list a "reply-to" ?

Ben Finney bignose+hates-spam at benfinney.id.au
Tue Oct 16 18:49:12 EDT 2007


Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com> writes:

> It's not universal. Many people consider it harmful. Google
> "reply-to considered harmful" for a variety of opinions, for and
> against.

The arguments in support of munging have been defeated, since
2001. Munging the "Reply-To" field is in violation of standards, and
completely unnecessary. Any remaining lack is for the mail user agent
provider to fix, in accordance with standards.

    <URL:http://woozle.org/~neale/papers/reply-to-still-harmful.html>

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