Re: Problems with Custom MS Internet Explorer (IEAK3.02a)

Brad Albrecht ( (no email) )
Thu, 10 Jul 1997 22:51:10 -0700

Yep. You are right. My misunderstanding on how that field was used.
Thanks for taking the time to entertain my ignorance.

Brad Albrecht
Computer Innovations Online
http://www.cio.net/
Skagit Valleys' Premier Internet Service Provider

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> From: Eric Fagan <mailserve@pdqnet.net>
> To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
> Subject: Re: Problems with Custom MS Internet Explorer (IEAK3.02a)
> Date: Thursday, July 10, 1997 6:19 PM
>
> > From: James Corey <datadoc@datadoctor.com>
> > Subject: Re: Problems with Custom MS Internet Explorer (IEAK3.02a)
> >
> > I thought your mail reader sw used "Reply to;" if it was there,
otherwise
> > it fills it in with the "From:" value. "Reply to:" is used to have
return
> > mail go to a _different_ address from the senders. If so, then it
> normally
> > would be blank.
>
> Datadoc is quite correct - the Reply-To field may be (should be?) left
> blank unless you wish to have mail return to a different address than the
> From field. That's obviously not what you want to happen to your
> customers.
>
> > At 09:26 07/10/97 -0700, you wrote:
> > >The reg file only gets rid of what is in the reply to field. I do not
> > >think this is a fix. It still does not put the reply to info in that
> > >field. Our users will still not be getting mail back.
> > >
> > >Brad Albrecht
>
> So, Yes, it is a fix. Users will be getting their mail back as long as
> that field is EMPTY (or filled with the same address listed in From -
> (redundant) ).
>
> Eric Fagan
> mailserve@pdqnet.net
>
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