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From: frank@ladc.bull.com (Frank Mayhar)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.mail.headers,comp.mail.mush,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Return-view-to:
Message-ID: <438@ladcgw.ladc.bull.com>
Date: 14 Jun 89 17:56:44 GMT
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Reply-To: frank@ladc.bull.com (Frank Mayhar)
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Organization: Bull HN Los Angeles Development Center
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Here's an idea:  Have the UA inform the MTA that Message-ID such-and-such,
located in file x, needs a Return-view-to processed.  The MTA then looks in
the indicated file for that message-id, and if it's there, it generates
the return and marks the message accordingly.

So the UA simply informs the MTA when a particular message has been read
(and contains a return-view-to header), and the MTA actually does the work.
What are the problems with this?  Any?
-- 
Frank Mayhar  ..!uunet!ladcgw!frank (frank@ladc.bull.com)
              Bull HN Los Angeles Development Center
              5250 W. Century Blvd., LA, CA  90045  Phone:  (213) 216-6241