[Mailman-Users] REPLY-TO oddity

[Rick Robino]

Sorry, I guess I was just trying to suggest a non-python method to make
your Reply-To get set the way you want. I have only looked at python, so
it's easier for me to do this with sendmail.

--Rick

> On Fri, Apr 09, 1999 at 08:39:51AM -0400, Marc L. Allen wrote:
> So... you're saying that the REPLY-TO field is generated or being
> rewritten by sendmail and isn't something that Mailman is miswriting?
> 
> As for using maillist.x.y.z, it makes it easier to move the list server
> at a later date if I want to.  It doesn't have to be at the primary MTU
> site.  Also, I happen to control the x.y.z domain, but not the y.z
> domain.
> 
> I guess my confusion is that Mailman writes the TO: field to be the
> correct address, list at maillist.x.y.z, so why doesn't it write the
> REPLY-TO: field the same way?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Marc
> 
> Rick Robino wrote:
> > 
> > You don't have to alias one host name to another. Modern MTA's will
> > handle aliases just fine (it's up to the resolver anyway), as long as
> > an alias eventually leads to and answer from a real A record. I don't
> > see the point here of an alias though, except that maillist.x.y.z is
> > more intuitive for the user. I am assuming that x is not a subdomain,
> > but it shouldn't really matter as long as you have your dots right ;-)
> > I suppose you need the x...?
> 
> <snip>
> 


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