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Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 17:02:05 -0500
To: Mark Crispin <MRC@CAC.Washington.EDU>
From: Pete Resnick <presnick@qualcomm.com>
Subject: re: From the Chair: the Reply-To issue
Cc: Keith Moore <moore@CS.UTK.EDU>, drums@CS.UTK.EDU

On 8/25/95 at 3:18 PM, Mark Crispin wrote:
>[ ] a UA SHOULD use reply-to when generating replies, and SHOULD NOT
>    use From.  A UA MAY also use To and cc when generating replies,
>    but this SHOULD NOT be the default behavior.
>    In practice, recipients can reply to anyone they want to.

I don't like the language in this portion. First, it is not explicit that
"From" should not be used ONLY WHEN REPLY-TO is present. Also, I think we
should be a little leary of defining what a UA default behavior is like in
the first place, let alone using the SHOULD NOT language. I think this is a
better replacement:

        A Reply-To: header indicates the sender's preference of an
        address to be used for replies in place of the address in
        the From: header. When a Reply-To: header is present, a UA
        SHOULD use the Reply-To: address when generating replies and
        SHOULD NOT use the From: address. Many UA's also provide an
        additional reply function where all recipients (including
        those in From:, To:, and Cc: headers) may be addressed in
        the reply. When such a function is used, if a Reply-To: header
        is present, the Reply-To: address should be used in place of
        the From: address.

pr

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