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We'll try to stay as -agnostic as possible, but our biases may still peak through. - -<P> -<span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> is a header that is commonly used to redirect -replies to messages. Exactly what happens when your uses reply to -such a message depends on the mail readers your users use, and what -functions they provide. Usually, there is both a ``reply to sender'' -button and a ``reply to all'' button. If people use these buttons -correctly, you will probably never need to munge -<span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span>, so the default values should be fine. - -<P> -Since an informed decision is always best, here are links to two -articles that discuss the opposing viewpoints in great detail: - -<P> - -<UL> -<LI><a class="ulink" href="http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html" - >Reply-To Munging Considered - Harmful</a> -</LI> -<LI><a class="ulink" href="http://www.metasystema.org/essays/reply-to-useful.mhtml" - >Reply-To Munging Considered - Useful</a> - -<P> -</LI> -</UL> - -<P> -The three options in this section work together to provide enough -flexibility to do whatever <span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> munging you might -(misguidingly :) feel you need to do. - -<P> -<DL> -<DT><STRONG>first_strip_reply_to</STRONG></DT> -<DD>This variable controls whether any <span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> header - already present in the posted message should get removed before - any other munging occurs. Stripping this header will be done - regardless of whether or not Mailman will add its own - <span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> header to the message. - -<P> -If this option is set to <em>No</em>, then any existing - <span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> header will be retained in the posted - message. If Mailman adds its own header, it will contain - addresses which are the union of the original header and the - Mailman added addresses. The mail standards specify that a - message may only have one <span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> header, but that - that header may contain multiple addresses. - -<P> -</DD> -<DT><STRONG>reply_goes_to_list</STRONG></DT> -<DD>This variable controls whether Mailman will add its own - <span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> header, and if so, what the value of that - header will be (not counting original header stripping - see - above). - -<P> -When you set this variable to <em>Poster</em>, no additional - <span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> header will be added by Mailman. This - setting is strongly recommended. - -<P> -When you set this variable to <em>This list</em>, a - <span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> header pointing back to your list's posting - address will be added. - -<P> -When you set this variable to <em>Explicit address</em>, the value - of the variable <code>reply_to_address</code> (see below) will be - added. Note that this is one situation where - <span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> munging may have a legitimate purpose. Say - you have two lists at your site, an announce list and a discussion - list. The announce list might allow postings only from a small - number of approved users; the general list membership probably - can't post to this list. But you want to allow comments on - announcements to be posted to the general discussion list by any - list member. In this case, you can set the <span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> - header for the announce list to point to the discussion list's - posting address. - -<P> -</DD> -<DT><STRONG>reply_to_address</STRONG></DT> -<DD>This is the address that will be added in the - <span class="mailheader">Reply-To:</span> header if <code>reply_goes_to_list</code> is set - to <em>Explicit address</em>. - -<P> -</DD> -</DL> - -<P> - -<DIV CLASS="navigation"> -<div class='online-navigation'> -<p></p><hr /> -<table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> -<tr> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="prev" title="2.1.1 General list personality" - href="node10.html"><img src='previous.png' - border='0' height='32' alt='Previous Page' width='32' /></A></td> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="parent" title="2.1 The General Options" - href="node9.html"><img src='up.png' - border='0' height='32' alt='Up One Level' width='32' /></A></td> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="next" title="2.1.3 Umbrella list settings" - href="node12.html"><img src='next.png' - border='0' height='32' alt='Next Page' width='32' /></A></td> -<td align="center" width="100%">GNU Mailman - List Administration Manual</td> -<td class='online-navigation'><a rel="contents" title="Table of Contents" - href="contents.html"><img src='contents.png' - border='0' height='32' alt='Contents' width='32' /></A></td> -<td class='online-navigation'><img src='blank.png' - border='0' height='32' alt='' width='32' /></td> -<td class='online-navigation'><img src='blank.png' - border='0' height='32' alt='' width='32' /></td> -</tr></table> -<div class='online-navigation'> -<b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> -<a class="sectref" rel="prev" href="node10.html">2.1.1 General list personality</A> -<b class="navlabel">Up:</b> -<a class="sectref" rel="parent" href="node9.html">2.1 The General Options</A> -<b class="navlabel">Next:</b> -<a class="sectref" rel="next" href="node12.html">2.1.3 Umbrella list settings</A> -</div> -</div> -<hr /> -<span class="release-info">Release 2.1, documentation updated on December 13, 2004.</span> -</DIV> -<!--End of Navigation Panel--> - -</BODY> -</HTML> |