On Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 05:40:37PM +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
>
> Duke Normandin [mutt-users] <14/06/01 06:05 -0600>:
>
> > At this juncture in this thread, I need clarification, please:
> > Practically speaking, when is 'bounce' used, and when is 'resend' -
> > <ESC>e - used? I'm getting confused with all this To:/From:/envelope_from
> > stuff ;) Thanks!
>
> See - bounce is when you want to forward a message - its original headers
> intact, with some of your own received: headers added. It's like "redirect" in
> eudora, if that helps.
Got it! 'b' => bounce = "forward" w/o comments
'f' => forward = "forward" w/ comments
I like the verb "forward" better than "bounce" -- but I guess they ran
out of appropriate letters to cover the 2 cases. ;)
> Resend message => all headers are eaten, but the envelope sender is preserved.
>
> envelope sender == the MAIL FROM: in an [e]smtp transaction.
Makes sense now! Thanks!
--
-duke
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
