Double messages

Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
Tue Jan 22 21:23:59 UTC 2008


Karl Larsen wrote:

>>
>> If it is only happening on replies to messages you have sent, someone 
>> is simply hitting 'reply-all' which has been the canonical way to 
>> respond to mail list messages from the beginning of time, since they 
>> don't all set the reply-to: header to direct mail back to the list.  
>> Some mailers will only include the reply-to: address in this case, but 
>> I don't think that is universal.
>>
>    It is possible and someone is doing it so every time they get a 
> fedora message they forward it to me. Period. I too know how to do this. 
> Period.

But is it all fedora list messages or only threads where you have 
previously replied (not that there is much difference today...).  If 
your address is already in a From: or CC: header it is reasonable to see 
duplicates.

I can see there is only one To: address as I send this.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com




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