> > The difficulty with this approach is that you don't want to send an MDN > > response any time you read the message, so you need to track whether the > > message has ever been read and MDN-replied to. You can do this with > > What? Poppycock. If the New flag is insufficient (and I would argue it > *ought* to be sufficient), you can simply add a header to mark > messages by manipulating the $editor variable. For example:
So in other words, you're tracking whether the message has ever been read. I just named one way to do it; each has its merits. > > The patch certainly provides better functionality than hooks, > > macros, and scripts do, given the usual constraints. > > I don't see what that missing functionality might be. Maybe I'm > missing something. I didn't say "missing", I said "better". I haven't said there's anything fundamentally wrong with your approach; it's just not as -- as you said -- convenient. But why is this an argument? -- -D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] NSIT University of Chicago "Polka music needs to prevail." John Ziobrowski, Polka America Corporation