Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 15:30:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/21570: [PATCH] Add -r option to /usr/bin/mail, quiet compiler warnings Message-ID: <200009262230.PAA99972@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/21570; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca>
To: DougB@gorean.org
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: bin/21570: [PATCH] Add -r option to /usr/bin/mail, quiet compiler warnings
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:25:25 -0600
>>>>> "DougB" == DougB <DougB@gorean.org> writes:
DougB> The solaris version of the -r command actually sets
DougB> the "From:" header, but that is very un-BSD-like. This
DougB> seems to be an acceptable and useful alternative.
Setting reply-to: instead of changing from: breaks group reply semantics.
If you want to change from:, change from:. mail(1) already gives you a
way to insert a reply-to: header if that's what you really need. (See
the drums mailing list archives for months of agonizing discussion on
this very topic.)
Why is changing from: un-BSD like? The behaviour is sanctioned by RFC822,
and many MUAs allow it.
--lyndon
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