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From: king@cell.mot.COM (Steven King)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: "Reply-To:" line
Message-ID: <934@grape3.UUCP>
Date: 24 Jan 90 21:24:22 GMT
Reply-To: motcid!king@uunet.uu.NET
Distribution: usa
Organization: Motorola Inc. - Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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Yes, I know this is the wrong place for this message.  Forgive me, but this
site doesn't seem to get any non-local test groups...

The system administrator here posted a message recommending a certain
"Reply-To" line.  Fine and dandy, but from my (admittedly scant) knowledge
of network paths I don't think the "Reply-To" will work.  He's 
recommended this:

        Reply-To: motcid!king@uunet.uu.NET

It seems to me that this will try to first send to the site "motcid", and
from there to "king@uunet.uu.NET".  Great, except that I'm not *at*
uunet, I *am* at motcid.  How will this really be parsed?  As

        (motcid!king) @ (uunet.uu.NET)
or
        (motcid) ! (king@uunet.uu.NET)

And, to put all wondering aside, would someone please be kind enough to 
hit <R>eply to this note and see if the "Reply-To" line actually works?
(Then, if the mail bounces, would you be so kind as to send the bounced
mail to one of the addresses shown in my .signature?  It'll help debugging
the address from this end.)

Thanks in advance, eh!

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