From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 14:15:47 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: (flatulence): Reply-to loops
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At 2:57 AM -0000 8/28/96, SCN User wrote:
> BTW: When is this list/listserver going to convert the reply-to fields to 
>      point to cypherpunks@toad.com?

Never.

We don't do it because of reply-to loops.

Only idiots, or charitably, those with very low traffic, run their mail lists any other way.

Accidentally sending private e-mail to the list is bad enough without bringing the listserver to its knees...

Cheers,
Bob Hettinga
([probationary] former idiot)

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