On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Dave C. wrote:
> MUA's should _not_ generate autoresponses, ever. Anything that generates
> an autoreponse is an MTA.
I personally think of an autoresponder like a secretary:
Auric: I'm going to Switzerland; can you reply to my emails to let them
know when I'll be back to read them?
Jill: Sure. Should I reply to everyone? ... Should I use your account?
Auric: Yes, just send them from me -- just click "Reply". But be sure to
not reply to any mailing lists!
Jill: Anything else?
Auric: Only reply to each sender one time -- even if they mail me several
times.
> 1. No mail generated under program control should ever use an address
> from a header as its recipient.
"Program control"?? A program should act like if I did it manually.
> 2. No mail generated under program control should ever use anything
> other than "<>" as its envelope sender address.
<> is the SMTP mailer. A simple autoresponder is no mailer daemon.
Jeremy C. Reed
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