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- From: rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert)
- Subject: Re: Semantic Difference Between Reply-To and Return-Path?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.020402.8232@mp.cs.niu.edu>
- Organization: Northern Illinois University
- References: <1992Nov22.012812.23894@netcom.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 02:04:02 GMT
- Lines: 17
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- In article <1992Nov22.012812.23894@netcom.com> westes@netcom.com (Will Estes) writes:
- >Can someone explain the semantic difference between the two RFC-822
- >headers Reply-To and Return-Path?
-
- This is perhaps an over simplification, but:
-
- "Return-Path:" is for reports of errors and failures to deliver
- the message. It identifies the person responsible for sending
- the message on the network.
-
- "From:" identifies the author of the message - the person
- responsible for the contents of the message.
-
- "Reply-To:" is the address for replies related to the contents
- of the message. In the absence of "Reply-To:", the "From:"
- header should be used for this purpose.
-
-