[MPlayer-users] LIST NETIQUETTE

[D Richard Felker III]

On Sat, Apr 17, 2004 at 06:28:55PM +0200, justin case wrote:
> hello everybody,
> 
> i think the tone being brought up here, because there is technically
> something wrong, doesn't really help anybody to solve the issue, so
> please be nice. i can also fully understand richard here.
> 
> from this thread i could read that richard is often experiencing peole
> mailing questions to him directly, not only me.
> 
> there must be a cause for that, i thought and investigated a little
> further.
> 
> i figured something interesting:
> 
> over here the headers of THIS VERY thread start like this:
> Return-Path: <mplayer-users-bounces at mplayerhq.hu>
> so when i hit reply, wich i just did, that's where the mail goes.

The Return-Path: header does NOT specify where replies should go.
Instead, it's where errors should go if the mail bounces (can't be
delivered). The correct header that tells who to reply to is the
(big surprise!) Reply-To: header. If your mail program is using the
wrong one, it's a bug. This has been the standard for many many years.

Rich