Re: Mailing list

Chris Toomey (toomey)
Tue, 4 Oct 94 13:12:01 PDT

>
> Date: Tue, 4 Oct 94 07:25:18 PDT
> Reply-To: agents@aic.lockheed.com
> Originator: agents@aic.lockheed.com
> Sender: agents@aic.lockheed.com
> Precedence: none
> From: Sankar <sankar@fcrao1.phast.umass.edu>
> To: lieber@media.mit.edu
>
> X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0b -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas
> X-Comment: Mailing List for Software Agents
>
> Did you send this note to me directly or to the agents mailing list.
>
> Would it possible to change the list distribution software at
> aic.lockheed.com so it lists the To: field of a message as
> agents@aic.lockheed.com and not as the personal address of the recipient?
>
> Many people get confused by assuming that anything sent to their
> personal address is an individual communication and not sent to a mailing list.
>
> Henry Lieberman
>

Henry, we'll check into it.

In the meantime, everybody on this list should check the "Originator:"
or "Sender:" field for clarification of who the msg. was sent to
(see example above). If it says "agents@aic.lockheed.com" that
means the msg. was sent to this list, not to you personally.

Chris