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RE: How do I stop this madness?

To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: How do I stop this madness?
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 07:54:51 -0800
> Yes, for me it did.  I have a Shop Talk mailbox, but this message went to my
> general Inbox.

Then your mail software (client) is looking at the "To" or "CC" address to sort
the mail, which will fail any time that they are not filled in.  The mail list
software does not check or alter these fields, it just sends them on as it
received them.  So, all I did to "break" your email software is do a "BCC" to
the list.  In essence, that is what Inch's mail software was doing, too.

One solution is to filter on "autox.team.net" in the header, but of course this
doesn't let you sort one list from the other.

I mostly just wanted to make the point that this isn't a defect in the mail list
software, nor does it have anything to do with the way the return addresses are
supplied (the "reply-all" question).  The problem arises from an interaction
between your mail software, and the message that was sent.

The real problem, IMO, is that the Internet mail protocol is a little TOO
simple.  We need a new one desperately, to eliminate anonymous spam for example.
But the inertia is incredible, no one wants to have to change their mail
software, servers, etc. so we limp along using a "trusted" protocol with
untrustworthy data.

Randall




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