[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: What's This Address?
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 16:08:15 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks, Pratik. That is very interesting. evan, I'm
glad you asked the question.
Cindy
--- Pratik patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Technically when you send a message to
> BKSVOL-DISCUSS, you are not sending a
> message to the person who is responding to the
> message but to the whole
> list. I think you already understand that. But,
> what happens is that when
> you send a message, the mailing list takes the
> message (or anyone's message)
> and distributes it to the entire list of
> subscribers. Your e-mail program
> is often intelligent enough to parse the "on behalf
> of" part from the "from"
> address and present it as if the message came from
> the person who sent it.
> In actuality the message is coming from
> bksvol-discuss list. And the
> mailing address for that list happens to be
> bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx The term
> bounce is often used by
> mailing lists to denote distribution. A bit of
> programmer humor!
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Pratik
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Cindy
> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 3:18 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: What's This
> Address?
>
> Interesting. I don't think I've seen that with the
> "bounce," but maybe I haven't noticed. I have seen
> it,
> I think, when the response is from John or Gustavo
> or
> someone from bookshare in response to a question
> raised--obviously not about the first-in-first
> out--frustrated grin.
>
> Cindy
>
> --- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Sometimes when someone responds to a message of
> > mine, I don't see my email address as the sender,
> > but instead see:
> >
> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Evan Reese
> >
> > What is that about. Usually the word "bounce" is
> > used to refer to messages that are not delivered
> for
> > some reason. Clearly that is not the case here.
> >
> > Another "just wondering" thing.
> >
>
>
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