I see that by View'ing "All Headers" in this post, there is a field to
specify a Reply-To address.

Is it possible to do this in a plain old mail message?
View All Headers doesn't show nearly such a big list, and specifically not
"Reply-To", when I'm sending mail as opposed to posting. (Just From, To,
Cc, Bcc, Subject)

View | Layout | Customize Toolbar. Add the Reply To button to the Toolbar,
or simply right click on the message header and select Reply To Sender.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"ggull" wrote in message
...
I see that by View'ing "All Headers" in this post, there is a field to
specify a Reply-To address.

Is it possible to do this in a plain old mail message?
View All Headers doesn't show nearly such a big list, and specifically
not "Reply-To", when I'm sending mail as opposed to posting. (Just From,
To, Cc, Bcc, Subject)

I'm sorry. I guess I wasn't clear, or else I'm totally misunderstanding
your answer.

I'm not asking how I can respond to a message I receive.
I'm asking if/how I can *create* a mail message which I send to someone and
which, when they do a naive "reply", sends the response to a different
address from that which I am writing from.

For instance I have a friend who often writes from a hotmail account, office
account, etc. but likes her replies going through a separate account,
perhaps to have a record. (In the case that sparked this thread, I was
reading a newsgroup using one identity, and wanted to forward a post to a
friend but continue the discussion under the identity I normally converse
with him from.) Looking at her messages' source, they have the following
lines in the headers (altered to prevent spam):

X-Sender:
Reply-To:
From: "YYYY"

Also, as I am typing this very post, I look up at the top of the composition
window and see eight blank lines to be filled in: News Server, ..., Cc,
Reply-To, ... I put a fake address in there to see what happens.

But when I am composing a regular mail message, I am not given this option,
even with View All Headers checked.

I can imagine hacking it by going offline, "sending" the message to have it
sit in the Outbox, copying it to the desktop, editing it with Notepad there
to put in a Reply-To: xxxx line, then copying back to the Outbox and going
on-line and sending it. I may even try that, just to ssee if it works. But
is there a more direct way?


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
View | Layout | Customize Toolbar. Add the Reply To button to the Toolbar,
or simply right click on the message header and select Reply To Sender.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"ggull" wrote in message
...
I see that by View'ing "All Headers" in this post, there is a field to
specify a Reply-To address.

Is it possible to do this in a plain old mail message?
View All Headers doesn't show nearly such a big list, and specifically
not "Reply-To", when I'm sending mail as opposed to posting. (Just From,
To, Cc, Bcc, Subject)

tools
accounts
mail
[account name]
properties
general
reply address

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"ggull" wrote in message
...
I'm sorry. I guess I wasn't clear, or else I'm totally misunderstanding
your answer.

I'm not asking how I can respond to a message I receive.
I'm asking if/how I can *create* a mail message which I send to someone
and
which, when they do a naive "reply", sends the response to a different
address from that which I am writing from.

For instance I have a friend who often writes from a hotmail account,
office
account, etc. but likes her replies going through a separate account,
perhaps to have a record. (In the case that sparked this thread, I was
reading a newsgroup using one identity, and wanted to forward a post to a
friend but continue the discussion under the identity I normally converse
with him from.) Looking at her messages' source, they have the following
lines in the headers (altered to prevent spam):

X-Sender:
Reply-To:
From: "YYYY"

Also, as I am typing this very post, I look up at the top of the compositi
on
window and see eight blank lines to be filled in: News Server, ..., Cc,
Reply-To, ... I put a fake address in there to see what happens.

But when I am composing a regular mail message, I am not given this
option,
even with View All Headers checked.

I can imagine hacking it by going offline, "sending" the message to have
it
sit in the Outbox, copying it to the desktop, editing it with Notepad
there
to put in a Reply-To: xxxx line, then copying back to the Outbox and going
on-line and sending it. I may even try that, just to ssee if it works.
But
is there a more direct way?


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
View | Layout | Customize Toolbar. Add the Reply To button to the
Toolbar,
or simply right click on the message header and select Reply To Sender.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"ggull" wrote in message
...
I see that by View'ing "All Headers" in this post, there is a field to
specify a Reply-To address.

Is it possible to do this in a plain old mail message?
View All Headers doesn't show nearly such a big list, and
specifically
not "Reply-To", when I'm sending mail as opposed to posting. (Just
From,
To, Cc, Bcc, Subject)

Thanks, AlmostBob. That would accomplish what my friend does, who always
wants people to respond to a 'home' address. What I was really hoping for
was a way to do this for individual messages, but I guess that's not
transparently doable.

Incidentally, on my previous post I did put a (fake) address in the Reply-To
field of the composition window, and don't see any evidence of it in the
headers of my that post. So what the heck is that field for? Maybe that's
only if I send a CC to someone. I'm trying that to myself and we'll see.

"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
tools
accounts
mail
[account name]
properties
general
reply address

snip _
"ggull" wrote in message
...
snip
I'm asking if/how I can *create* a mail message which I send to someone
and
which, when they do a naive "reply", sends the response to a different
address from that which I am writing from.

For instance I have a friend who often writes from a hotmail account,
office
account, etc. but likes her replies going through a separate account,
perhaps to have a record. (In the case that sparked this thread, I was
reading a newsgroup using one identity, and wanted to forward a post to
a
friend but continue the discussion under the identity I normally converse
with him from.) Looking at her messages' source, they have the following
lines in the headers (altered to prevent spam):

X-Sender:
Reply-To:
From: "YYYY"

Also, as I am typing this very post, I look up at the top of the
compositi
on
window and see eight blank lines to be filled in: News Server, ..., Cc,
Reply-To, ... I put a fake address in there to see what happens.

But when I am composing a regular mail message, I am not given this
option,
even with View All Headers checked.

I can imagine hacking it by going offline, "sending" the message to have
it
sit in the Outbox, copying it to the desktop, editing it with Notepad
there
to put in a Reply-To: xxxx line, then copying back to the Outbox and
going
on-line and sending it. I may even try that, just to ssee if it works.
But
is there a more direct way?

The Reply-to you see on a news post I believe is intended to send a
e-mail reply to that person in addition to the newsgroup.

I hadn't noticed that before, but I'll try it here and see what happens.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"ggull" wrote in message
...
Thanks, AlmostBob. That would accomplish what my friend does, who
always wants people to respond to a 'home' address. What I was really
hoping for was a way to do this for individual messages, but I guess
that's not transparently doable.

Incidentally, on my previous post I did put a (fake) address in the
Reply-To field of the composition window, and don't see any evidence
of it in the headers of my that post. So what the heck is that field
for? Maybe that's only if I send a CC to someone. I'm trying that to
myself and we'll see.

"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
tools
accounts
mail
[account name]
properties
general
reply address

snip _
"ggull" wrote in message
...
snip
I'm asking if/how I can *create* a mail message which I send to
someone
and
which, when they do a naive "reply", sends the response to a
different
address from that which I am writing from.

For instance I have a friend who often writes from a hotmail
account,
office
account, etc. but likes her replies going through a separate
account,
perhaps to have a record. (In the case that sparked this thread, I
was
reading a newsgroup using one identity, and wanted to forward a
post to a
friend but continue the discussion under the identity I normally
converse
with him from.) Looking at her messages' source, they have the
following
lines in the headers (altered to prevent spam):

X-Sender:
Reply-To:
From: "YYYY"

Also, as I am typing this very post, I look up at the top of the
compositi
on
window and see eight blank lines to be filled in: News Server, ...,
Cc,
Reply-To, ... I put a fake address in there to see what happens.

But when I am composing a regular mail message, I am not given this
option,
even with View All Headers checked.

I can imagine hacking it by going offline, "sending" the message to
have
it
sit in the Outbox, copying it to the desktop, editing it with
Notepad
there
to put in a Reply-To: xxxx line, then copying back to the Outbox and
going
on-line and sending it. I may even try that, just to ssee if it
works.
But
is there a more direct way?

Having tried that header, I find that it does absolutely nothing. It
neither gets added to the message nor does it result in anything being
sent to that e-mail address.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
The Reply-to you see on a news post I believe is intended to send a
e-mail reply to that person in addition to the newsgroup.

I hadn't noticed that before, but I'll try it here and see what
happens.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"ggull" wrote in message
...
Thanks, AlmostBob. That would accomplish what my friend does, who
always wants people to respond to a 'home' address. What I was
really hoping for was a way to do this for individual messages, but I
guess that's not transparently doable.

Incidentally, on my previous post I did put a (fake) address in the
Reply-To field of the composition window, and don't see any evidence
of it in the headers of my that post. So what the heck is that field
for? Maybe that's only if I send a CC to someone. I'm trying that
to myself and we'll see.

"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
tools
accounts
mail
[account name]
properties
general
reply address

snip _
"ggull" wrote in message
...
snip
I'm asking if/how I can *create* a mail message which I send to
someone
and
which, when they do a naive "reply", sends the response to a
different
address from that which I am writing from.

For instance I have a friend who often writes from a hotmail
account,
office
account, etc. but likes her replies going through a separate
account,
perhaps to have a record. (In the case that sparked this thread, I
was
reading a newsgroup using one identity, and wanted to forward a
post to a
friend but continue the discussion under the identity I normally
converse
with him from.) Looking at her messages' source, they have the
following
lines in the headers (altered to prevent spam):

X-Sender:
Reply-To:
From: "YYYY"

Also, as I am typing this very post, I look up at the top of the
compositi
on
window and see eight blank lines to be filled in: News Server,
..., Cc,
Reply-To, ... I put a fake address in there to see what happens.

But when I am composing a regular mail message, I am not given this
option,
even with View All Headers checked.

I can imagine hacking it by going offline, "sending" the message to
have
it
sit in the Outbox, copying it to the desktop, editing it with
Notepad
there
to put in a Reply-To: xxxx line, then copying back to the Outbox
and going
on-line and sending it. I may even try that, just to ssee if it
works.
But
is there a more direct way?

So it just uses the From and not the reply to?

steve

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Having tried that header, I find that it does absolutely nothing. It
neither gets added to the message nor does it result in anything being
sent to that e-mail address.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
The Reply-to you see on a news post I believe is intended to send a
e-mail reply to that person in addition to the newsgroup.

I hadn't noticed that before, but I'll try it here and see what happens.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"ggull" wrote in message
...
Thanks, AlmostBob. That would accomplish what my friend does, who
always wants people to respond to a 'home' address. What I was really
hoping for was a way to do this for individual messages, but I guess
that's not transparently doable.

Incidentally, on my previous post I did put a (fake) address in the
Reply-To field of the composition window, and don't see any evidence of
it in the headers of my that post. So what the heck is that field for?
Maybe that's only if I send a CC to someone. I'm trying that to myself
and we'll see.

"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
tools
accounts
mail
[account name]
properties
general
reply address

snip _
"ggull" wrote in message
...
snip
I'm asking if/how I can *create* a mail message which I send to
someone
and
which, when they do a naive "reply", sends the response to a different
address from that which I am writing from.

For instance I have a friend who often writes from a hotmail account,
office
account, etc. but likes her replies going through a separate account,
perhaps to have a record. (In the case that sparked this thread, I
was
reading a newsgroup using one identity, and wanted to forward a post
to a
friend but continue the discussion under the identity I normally
converse
with him from.) Looking at her messages' source, they have the
following
lines in the headers (altered to prevent spam):

X-Sender:
Reply-To:
From: "YYYY"

Also, as I am typing this very post, I look up at the top of the
compositi
on
window and see eight blank lines to be filled in: News Server, ...,
Cc,
Reply-To, ... I put a fake address in there to see what happens.

But when I am composing a regular mail message, I am not given this
option,
even with View All Headers checked.

I can imagine hacking it by going offline, "sending" the message to
have
it
sit in the Outbox, copying it to the desktop, editing it with Notepad
there
to put in a Reply-To: xxxx line, then copying back to the Outbox and
going
on-line and sending it. I may even try that, just to ssee if it
works.
But
is there a more direct way?

Tools, Accounts, News tab, Properties, put an address in the Reply address:
box.
Reply to a post.
View, All Headers.
The address is in the Reply-To: field.

Using the Reply-To: field should do what ggull wants.
Put an address in the Reply-To: field and that address will be used when you
click Reply to Sender or Reply to All.

If you want the post being sent to an address when you are replying, put an
address in the CC: field.
--
Ron Sommer

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Having tried that header, I find that it does absolutely nothing. It
neither gets added to the message nor does it result in anything being
sent to that e-mail address.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
The Reply-to you see on a news post I believe is intended to send a
e-mail reply to that person in addition to the newsgroup.

I hadn't noticed that before, but I'll try it here and see what happens.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"ggull" wrote in message
...
Thanks, AlmostBob. That would accomplish what my friend does, who
always wants people to respond to a 'home' address. What I was really
hoping for was a way to do this for individual messages, but I guess
that's not transparently doable.

Incidentally, on my previous post I did put a (fake) address in the
Reply-To field of the composition window, and don't see any evidence of
it in the headers of my that post. So what the heck is that field for?
Maybe that's only if I send a CC to someone. I'm trying that to myself
and we'll see.

"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
tools
accounts
mail
[account name]
properties
general
reply address

snip _
"ggull" wrote in message
...
snip
I'm asking if/how I can *create* a mail message which I send to
someone
and
which, when they do a naive "reply", sends the response to a different
address from that which I am writing from.

For instance I have a friend who often writes from a hotmail account,
office
account, etc. but likes her replies going through a separate account,
perhaps to have a record. (In the case that sparked this thread, I
was
reading a newsgroup using one identity, and wanted to forward a post
to a
friend but continue the discussion under the identity I normally
converse
with him from.) Looking at her messages' source, they have the
following
lines in the headers (altered to prevent spam):

X-Sender:
Reply-To:
From: "YYYY"

Also, as I am typing this very post, I look up at the top of the
compositi
on
window and see eight blank lines to be filled in: News Server, ...,
Cc,
Reply-To, ... I put a fake address in there to see what happens.

But when I am composing a regular mail message, I am not given this
option,
even with View All Headers checked.

I can imagine hacking it by going offline, "sending" the message to
have
it
sit in the Outbox, copying it to the desktop, editing it with Notepad
there
to put in a Reply-To: xxxx line, then copying back to the Outbox and
going
on-line and sending it. I may even try that, just to ssee if it
works.
But
is there a more direct way?

I tried putting a fake addie in the "Reply to:", and cc'ing myself a copy,
and the "reply to" addie didn't come through either in the newsgroup post or
in the cc'ed mail. Oh well. Thanks for the confirmation that it's a no-op
field.

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Having tried that header, I find that it does absolutely nothing. It
neither gets added to the message nor does it result in anything being
sent to that e-mail address.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
The Reply-to you see on a news post I believe is intended to send a
e-mail reply to that person in addition to the newsgroup.

I hadn't noticed that before, but I'll try it here and see what happens.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"ggull" wrote in message
...
snip
Incidentally, on my previous post I did put a (fake) address in the
Reply-To field of the composition window, and don't see any evidence of
it in the headers of my that post. So what the heck is that field for?
Maybe that's only if I send a CC to someone. I'm trying that to myself
and we'll see.
snip