Date   : Mon, 29 Apr 2002 16:26:21 +0100 (BST)
From   : Sprow <rsprowso@...>
Subject: Re: Broken message headers on this mailing list 

On 29 Apr 2002 jgh@... wrote:

> There is no Reply-To header, and the From header lists the author, viz:
> From: "Mark de Weger" <mark@...>
>  
> Consequently, the ONLY place a Reply can go to is back to the author of a
> message.  This is getting EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING!!!!!

It is mildly annoying,but the number of emails passing through this list
that I also feel able to reply to is pretty small.

I guess it's probably possible for the "Reply-To:" to be added quite
easily but individually addressing you in the "To:" header would require
the poor bbc-list server sending out lots of personal emails rather than
just one which is enveloped to lots of people.

> Also, the To: header does not specify the recipient.  My mail server is
> about to move to a system of silently destroying all emails that do not
> specify the actual recipent in the To: header, as they look like spam.

So you wont be getting any emails which get BCC'd to you then either?

> Whoever is the adminstrator please, Please, *PLEASE*!!!!! ensure the To:
> and Reply-To: headers appear correctly.

If you read a little further on your own message,you'll might
guess that the administrator is "owner-bbc-micro@..."

> These are the entire headers from a recently received message:
> ----8<----
> >From owner-bbc-micro@... Sat Sep  8 21:35:27 2001
> Return-Path: <owner-bbc-micro@...>
> Received: from punt-21.mail.demon.net by arcade.demon.co.uk

[snip rest]

In summary "Reply-To:" would be nice,"To:" not bothered.Just my tuppence
worth and not even vaguely related to BBC Micros,
Sprow.