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From: phil@east.Berkeley.EDU (Phil Lapsley)
Newsgroups: news.software.nntp
Subject: Re: pseudo inews puts client hostname in "Path:" line
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Date: 13 May 88 02:48:35 GMT
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Rich $alz @ BBN asks the musical question,

> Are you both really in favor of this gross behavior [adding client host
> names to the path line] just so that replies along the Path: line will work?

All I can say in defense is that I wish people would put replyable
addresses in the From: line so I could use that for replies.  The Path:
line was never intended for replies anyway, but at least it gives
some *clue* how to get there (as opposed to "From: mumblefrotz.uucp").

So, yes, I think this gross behavior is acceptable until the From:
line gets its act together.

						Phil