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Re: OT Re: list reply-to weirdness involving yahoo mail (and other providers)



? your Reply To:  is correct now!

On 7 Oct 2008, at 16:35, L.Angulo wrote:

> yup,it happens to me ive tried everything and still does it
> check your headers thats the best thing u can do!
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> www.myspace.com/luisangulocom
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> --- On Thu, 10/2/08, andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
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>> From: andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>
>> Subject: OT Re: list reply-to weirdness involving yahoo mail (and  
>> other providers)
>> To: "LD" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>> Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 12:49 AM
>> Tim Nelson wrote:
>>> Sorry about the OT-ishness, but I'm wondering if
>> any other listmembers using Yahoo mail addresses have
>> had/resolved this situation:
>>>
>>> I just got an email from Matthias informing me that my
>> 'reply-to' setting points back to my address rather
>> than to the list. Upon investigation, he's right; it
>> sure does.
>>>
>>> But my posts USED to go back to the list, and I
>> haven't changed any settings.
>>>
>>> Investigating further, it seems my posts before June
>> have the correct 'reply-to', while those since July
>> don't. I know Yahoo has made some changes ('new'
>> mail vs. 'classic'), but again, I haven't
>> changed any settings, and looking through many pages of
>> Yahoo Mail FAQs I've found no way to fix it.
>>>
>>> Has this happened to anyone else?
>>>
>>
>> Don't worry, it happened to a whole load of us,
>> (probably still is).
>>
>> Oh, :-( and you still have the problem,
>> I had to edit the <To> address to get this to go to
>> LD.
>>
>> Not just with Yahoo.
>> It seems a this is now "accepted" default
>> behaviour for email clients.
>>
>>
>> andy's FAQ
>> 1
>> Q How do I know if it affects me?
>> A Hit "Reply To" for one of your own posts when
>> it comes back from LD, and check that the <To> address
>> is LD, if it's not then you're "infected"
>>
>>
>> 2
>> Q I'm on the Digest, how do I tell?
>> A You can't tell from the post, you'll have to just
>> look in your email account.
>>
>> 3
>> Q How do I fix?
>> A Open up your email software, and check the details for
>> the account that you use for LD. There's an option to
>> enter a <Reply-To> address, which has been
>> automatically (and pointlessly) filled with your own
>> address. Just erase your address from the <Reply-To>,
>> and leave it blank.
>>
>> 4
>> Q That's too hard, what do I do?
>> A Every time you send an email to LD, look at the header
>> info above where you are typing. You'll see the
>> <To:> is going to LD, which is good. If the
>> <To:> is the address of a poster that you're
>> replying to, then change it to the LD address
>> Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com.
>> You'll also see your own address in the
>> <Reply-To:>, ..erase it.
>>
>>
>> 4
>> Q I notice this problem with someone else on LD, what can I
>> do to help?
>> A Send this FAQ to their person mail address.
>>
>>
>> andy butler
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