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  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) Actually, the problem was coming from the fact that slrn uses () instead of <> to separate the two, and the order *is* reversed. Here's what I ended up doing: In .slrnrc: interpret "lugnet_macros.sl" in lugnet_macros.sl: define (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)
 
  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) or, you could do it that way, too. :) any idea how to change the messageid header? (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)
 
  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) I dunno. I think that the nntp server has final authority on that, but I'm still catching up on my nntp know-how... Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 30-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)
 
  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) Don't mess with the Message-ID header. --Todd (24 years ago, 30-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)
 
  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) Wasn't planning to. :-, IIRC, the server would throw away a bogus Message-ID header, wouldn't it? Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)
 
  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) i must have missed this message when you first posted it. what's wrong with messing with the message-id header? slrn took care of it for me on it's own, but now i let your server do the work. :) it's your server, so i'll leave it alone if you (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)
 
  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) As long as your newsreader (or posting agent/client) either leaves it blank or sets it to a unique value, it's OK. But it's not something to mess with in the same way that other headers like the 'From:' line can be messed with. IOW, the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)
 
  Re: Setting the From: header in slrn
 
(...) makes sense, message-ids are supposed to be unique, i just wanted to change what part of the random id was. :) also, i'm curious as to the path stamp every message gets .. it seems most people have just '!lugnet', but others have '!lugnet!id'. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.admin.nntp)

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