[comp.mail.mh] 'From:' vs 'Return-Path'

glenn@hpldola.UUCP (11/19/87)

I'm new to MH, and am trying to customize it to handle my replies to
mail correctly.  My problem is that most of the messages I receive use
the component 'Return-Path:'  instead of 'From:', and MH doesn't seem to
be able to cope with 'Return-Path:'

I have the following line in my .mh_profile (among other things):

  repl: -filter mhl.repl -cc all -nocc me -fcc +outbox -annotate -inplace

and my mhl.repl file contains:

  :
  From:nocomponent,compwidth=0,formatfield=">>>>>>>> Original message %<{text}from %(friendly{text}) %><<<<<<<<"
  Return-Path:nocomponent,compwidth=0,formatfield=">>>>>>>> Original message %<{text}from %(friendly{text}) %><<<<<<<<"
  Body:component="|",compwidth=0

The 'From:'  component is handled just fine by all of this, but when the
component 'Return-Path:'  is found, the 'formatfield' is ignored
(apparently).

Should this be working, or should I be fixing the 'Return-Path:'
problem somewhere else in the MH system (or somewhere else outside the
MH system)?

                                   glenn ellis sisson

glenn%hpldola@HPCEA.CE.HP.COM (Glenn Sisson) (12/01/87)

bob,
Thanks for the input on solving my problem.  The mail guru here fixed it
by recompiling MH.  Things seem to be working now.  I do appreciate your
time.

						glenn