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>>>>> "Kyle" == Kyle Jones <kyle_jones@wonderworks.com> writes:

Kyle> Steven L. Baur writes:
Kyle> If this Mail-Copies-To header is present, `reply all'
Kyle> should only send mail to the addresses listed in the
Kyle> header?
>> 
sb> There are two values for Mail-Copies-To:.  The special string
sb> "never" is used to suppress sending mail to the From: address
sb> on a `reply all'.  Otherwise, it is an email address (anything
sb> other than "never") and prefer its value when generating the
sb> To: and Cc: in a `reply all'.

Kyle> This has a greasy feel to it.  The real solution is duplicate
Kyle> suppression in the MUA.

It's not really.  What's broken is how `reply all' or the equivalent
is used indiscriminantly, and without thought for the recipient.
Mail-Copies-To: is an automatic solution to a highly annoying default.
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