From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!esquire!brl-bmd!wmartin Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Title: Re: mail delivery Article-I.D.: brl-bmd.355 Posted: Wed Sep 8 15:58:26 1982 Received: Thu Sep 9 05:33:51 1982 References: sri-unix.3098 The ARPANET DOES indeed have just the same sort of problems; there has been quite a bit of discussion about the problem and ways to fix/avoid it on ARPANET lists like MSGGROUP. Essentially, it requires an intelligent-enough mailing-list automatic forwarding mechanism which will generate the proper entries (in ARPANET message headers, at least) which show the "List-request" address as the source, so auto replies about mail problems go there, but the "Reply-to" field contains the list name itself, so individuals' replies go to the list as is correct. If you are interested and can get to the ARPANET, peruse the extensive MSGGROUP archives on USC-ECLC. The most recent discussion was in May and June, '82. Will Martin