NODE 7f630fefMirrors and replies-to
Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>Sat, 15 Feb 1997 07:28:00 -0800 (PST)
Well, so far, I've got three cypherpunks mailboxes. One for sirius, one for
algebra, and one for toad. It was interesting to me that I got stuff from
the mirrors faster than toad until I remembered that the mirrors are wired
to the unmoderated list at toad, and I'm still subscribed to the moderated
list there.
However, I would like it if the mirror operators would reinstantiate a
feature of the original list for me. The reply-to field on the mirrors is
currently set to cypherpunks@toad.com. On the original list, this was set
to "sender", both to keep people from replying to the list unnecessarily
(hah! :-)) but also to keep mail loops from forming. Mail loops could be a
big problem, especially when you guys put together your neo-netnews
mailring. (a little jyaism, that... :-)).
Cheers,
Bob Hettinga
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NODE 8560824aRe: Mirrors and replies-to
Lance Cottrell <loki@infonex.com>Sat, 15 Feb 1997 19:30:23 -0800 (PST)
At 7:24 AM -0800 2/15/97, Robert Hettinga wrote:
<SNIP>
>However, I would like it if the mirror operators would reinstantiate a
>feature of the original list for me. The reply-to field on the mirrors is
>currently set to cypherpunks@toad.com. On the original list, this was set
>to "sender", both to keep people from replying to the list unnecessarily
>(hah! :-)) but also to keep mail loops from forming. Mail loops could be a
>big problem, especially when you guys put together your neo-netnews
>mailring. (a little jyaism, that... :-)).
After some discussion, the reply-to: cypherpunks@toad.com was a deliberate
choice. I wanted to ensure that the list at cyberpass did not become an
island. Once the main list expires, the reply-to will be changed to the
sender.
-Lance
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