You caught it. Basically, the list wants you to send back to the list and sets a mail header to make sure it does so. On the other hand, if the mail was sent to a person AND the list, the return address will be set for the list in one version of the mail and to the person in another. You'll probably note that the email in question was received twice (once personally and once from the list).
At 12:24 PM 4/5/02, you wrote: >If anyone was curious (and in case it might happen to you), I figured out >the "reply to" issue that I (and Scott) referred to below. I did a little >digging and determined that his note on Wed had both me and the list in the >"to". (Perhaps you did a reply all on that one, Scott?) So when it came to >me, somehow the list (or my email client) treated it differently and wanted >by default to reply back to him. > >Just something to keep in mind if someday on this or another list, you reply >to a list message and never see it posted to the list. If this has happened >and you didn't notice it, your note is going only to the sender, not the >whole list. :-) > >/charlie > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Scott Stirling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 9:01 AM >> To: JRun-Talk >> Subject: RE: load testing (was RE: Difficult To Reproduce Session Issue) >> ><snip> > >> I don't know anything about the mailing list's properties. It's >> maintained by Mike Dinowotz at http://www.houseoffusion.com >> >> Scott >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: charles arehart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> > ><snip> >> > >> > PS Do you know, Scott, why a reply to your note would be >> > setup to go just to >> > you and not to the list? I almost didn't catch that. I've not >> > noticed that >> > happen with any other notes on the list, even several >> > received today. Just >> > curious. :-) > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jrun-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
