Occasionally, when bursting the digest (even with James's new burst
program), I end up with resent messages that have inappropriate
headers. In particular, the "From:" field reads that it is from me.
For example, when bursting article 1770 in TML Nightly Volume 12,
Issue 9, I end up with such an erroneous "From:" line.
I think this is because the corresponding digest article is missing
header fields and the mailer decided to put something in that field
(me). For example, article 1770 header is missing the "From:" line.
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 90 16:05:08 -0500
> Reply-To: [email removed]
> Subject: (1770) Reactionless Drives
I assume the digest article is missing a field, because no such field
existed in the original message. This is somewhat puzzling as I
believe RFC822 requires an authenticated originator "From:" field.
Regardless of why it's missing, can the TML software back at TML HQ be
modified to stick in a "From:" field if it's missing in a message?
[Actually, the messages do come in with a From line. The TML digester
deletes it if there is a Reply-To! I see now this was a silly decision
on my part, and starting tonight, the From lines will always remain
unmolested -- James]
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