In message <57n151$kt@lokkur.dexter.mi.us>,
scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons) writes:
[about To: rewriting]
> ACK! This is really a *bad* idea. Incredibly bad. It will break
> every auto-processing mail system out there. Without exception.
Eh ? That's simply not true, it may break systems that rely on the To:
header, but that's about it. Most decent auto-processing systems will
look at other headers, all my list refiling stuff works on the envelope
sender which is a fairly good guide at where things have come from. :-)
> It's an incredibly, incredibly bad idea.
I'll agree with that.
cheers!
Chris
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References:
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Re: Lyris
From: "John Buckman" <jbuckman@shelby.com>
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Re: Lyris
From: scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons)
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