On Fri, 24 Jul 1998, Nigel Metheringham wrote:
Is there any chance that some header can be added into the mail sent out on the toaster's list to make it easier to identify by a mail handler. Currently I have to depend on the envelope sender, which is not ideal but normally works, but why is the sender fubar@mathworks.com, and why did it suddenly change from madhatta@mathworks.com?
it changed because the chap who's moderating it here changed, since this is my last day >snif<.
this has been asked for once before, but i've never really felt like putting the time into busting majordomo apart and finding out if it, or sendmail, is bolting the envelope From together, and how to fix it.
consensus seems to be that the envelope To and envelope From are there for the MTA's benefit, not yours; they are only reliable information for mail transport and delivery.
otoh, there's now a new list moderator, who may well feel differently, and may be prepared to solve that problem, or add another identifying header to all toasters mail so you can filter on that. kendall, what sayest thou?
Tom Yates - Unix Chap - The Mathworks, Inc. - +1 (508) 647 7561 MAG#65061 DoD#0135 AMA#461546 1024/CFDFDE39 0C E7 46 60 BB 96 87 05 04 BD FB F8 BB 20 C1 8C