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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: kmail reply-bug
From:       Stefan Taferner <taferner () salzburg ! co ! at>
Date:       1999-06-24 11:54:58
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On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Sven Radej wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Daniel Naber wrote:
> >>On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Sven Radej wrote:
> >
> >> Can somebody forward as attachment (message/rfc882) the mail *-request sends
> >> asking for confirmation? Otherwise I don't know what is the problem.
> >
> >Itīs in kmmessage::createReply, the X-Loop field is taken as the
> >to-address. I donīt know what that field means...
> 
> X-Loop used as reply to string?
> Hmm... please advice:
> when replying:
> -use replyTo:
> -if no replyTo: found use "From:"
> -if no From: don't set any address.
> 
> Is that right? 
> 
> "X-Loop" should not be used as an reply address in iny case; it
> is used only by MTA to prevent mail-loops, right?

Yes. But as our Kde lists happen to set it, it is *very* handy to use it.
Otherwise you would not get the list as the receiver if you press reply.
:-)

I know that it is not RFC compilant what kmail does, and that there
should be at least an option to turn it off ;-)

--Stefan

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