s-o-1036 June 1994

6.3. Reply-To

The Reply-To header content specifies a reply  address  dif-
ferent from the author's address given in the From header:

     Reply-To-content = From-content

In the absence of Reply-To, the reply address is the address
in the From header.

INTERNET DRAFT to be        NEWS                    sec. 6.3


Use of a Reply-To header is preferable to including a  simi-
lar  request  in the article body, because reply-preparation
software can take account of Reply-To automatically.

--- ../rfc1036/Reply-To.out          December 1987
+++ ../s-o-1036/Reply-To.out          June 1994
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
-2.2.1.  Reply-To
+6.3. Reply-To
 
-    This line has the same format as "From".  If present, mailed replies
-    to the author should be sent to the name given here.  Otherwise,
-    replies are mailed to the name on the "From" line. (This does not
-    prevent additional copies from being sent to recipients named by the
-    replier, or on "To" or "Cc" lines.)  The full name may be optionally
-    given, in parentheses, as in the "From" line.
+The Reply-To header content specifies a reply  address  dif-
+ferent from the author's address given in the From header:
+
+     Reply-To-content = From-content
+
+In the absence of Reply-To, the reply address is the address
+in the From header.
+
+INTERNET DRAFT to be        NEWS                    sec. 6.3
+
+
+Use of a Reply-To header is preferable to including a  simi-
+lar  request  in the article body, because reply-preparation
+software can take account of Reply-To automatically.