Re: Setting a null value for reply to address using sendmail...

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2001


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 40335
interpreted = N
texte = dale wrote:> Hello, > > I want to set the reply-to: header to a null value so their email client > (hopefully) will present them with a blank to address so they are forced to > fill in hopefully the proper address.Why not set the reply-to to be the address they are supposed to send the mail to in the first place? I always try to assume that the users are dumber than dirt (and frequently I find I am overestimating their skills ;~) and make sure that the default behavior is always as correct as I can at the time.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Setting a null value for reply to address using sendmail... (dale 2001)
  2. Re: Setting a null value for reply to address using sendmail... (Anup Setty 2001)
  3. Re: Setting a null value for reply to address using sendmail... (dale 2001)
  4. Re: Setting a null value for reply to address using sendmail... (John Peacock 2001)
  5. Re: Setting a null value for reply to address using sendmail... (dale 2001)
  6. Re: Setting a null value for reply to address using sendmail... (Nitai @ ComputerOil 2001)
  7. Setting a null value for reply to address using sendmail... (dale 2001)
dale wrote:> Hello, > > I want to set the reply-to: header to a null value so their email client > (hopefully) will present them with a blank to address so they are forced to > fill in hopefully the proper address.Why not set the reply-to to be the address they are supposed to send the mail to in the first place? I always try to assume that the users are dumber than dirt (and frequently I find I am overestimating their skills ;~) and make sure that the default behavior is always as correct as I can at the time.John-- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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