Cc: in <auto-dbm> replies

On Thu, Sep 10, 1998 at 06:18:17PM +0000, David Kessens wrote:
> > Folks, I'm not on this list but <ripe-dbm at ripe.net> suggested I send
> > the idea to you. Right now I hope there is no spam-filter :-).
> >  
> > My suggestion:
> > 
> >     Could you please make <auto-dbm at ripe.net> keep the Cc: list and
> >     return responses to everybody on it (as well as everybody on To:).
> 
> Currently, The 'From:' field (note: not the 'To:' field) is used which
> is a field that is set by the user upon arrival of the update message
> and set by the db after sending the message as the human mail box of
> the database.

I've just tested, and it seems the Reply-To: field is used if present.
So if you want to get the ripe-dbm to reply not only to you, but to
your coworkers as well, simply send the mails using:

Reply-To: you at w.ork.com, orkers at cow.ork.com
 
> When the 'Cc:' address would be used too, there is no way for the
> database to break the loop since the 'Cc:' address is set by the user
> and can possibly contain the automatic mail address of the db and/or
> a (local) alias to the db.

You could break the loop by putting all the Cc: addresses in the To:
field, which isn't examined by the db. Well, unless seriously broken
mailers but the addresses back in the From: or the Cc: lines. But
then there's...
 
> With the volume of mail that RIPE receives, broken mail systems and
> user errors like this do happen and would result in an unstable db
> system which is not very desirable.

You're RIPE, right? Just reclaim their IP space and add it to RFC1918/RFC1597
:) (oh, wait, this ISN'T bofh.general? :)

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