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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 <i>No</i>, 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 <i>Poster</i>, 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 <i>This list</i>, 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 <i>Explicit address</i>, 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 <i>Explicit address</i>. + +<P> +</DD> +</DL> + +<P> + +<DIV CLASS="navigation"> +<p><hr> +<table align="center" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2"> +<tr> +<td><A HREF="node11.html"><img src="../icons/previous.gif" + border="0" height="32" + alt="Previous Page" width="32"></A></td> +<td><A HREF="node10.html"><img src="../icons/up.gif" + border="0" height="32" + alt="Up One Level" width="32"></A></td> +<td><A HREF="node13.html"><img src="../icons/next.gif" + border="0" height="32" + alt="Next Page" width="32"></A></td> +<td align="center" width="100%">GNU Mailman - List Administration Manual</td> +<td><A href="contents.html"><img src="../icons/contents.gif" + border="0" height="32" + alt="Contents" width="32"></A></td> +<td><img src="../icons/blank.gif" + border="0" height="32" + alt="" width="32"></td> +<td><img src="../icons/blank.gif" + border="0" height="32" + alt="" width="32"></td> +</tr></table> +<b class="navlabel">Previous:</b> <a class="sectref" HREF="node11.html">3.1.1 General list personality</A> +<b class="navlabel">Up:</b> <a class="sectref" HREF="node10.html">3.1 The General Options</A> +<b class="navlabel">Next:</b> <a class="sectref" HREF="node13.html">3.1.3 Umbrella list settings</A> +<hr> +<span class="release-info">Release 2.1, documentation updated on October 2, 2004.</span> +</DIV> +<!--End of Navigation Panel--> + +</BODY> +</HTML> |