Note that there need not be a space between "Jones" and the
"<", but adding a space enhances readability (as is the case
in other examples.
A.2.4. Committee activity, with one author
George is a member of a committee. He wishes to have any
replies to his message go to all committee members.
From: George Jones <Jones@Host.Net>
Sender: Jones@Host
Reply-To: The Committee: Jones@Host.Net,
Smith@Other.Org,
Doe@Somewhere-Else;
Note that if George had not included himself in the
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enumeration of The Committee, he would not have gotten an
implicit reply; the presence of the "Reply-to" field SUPER-
SEDES the sending of a reply to the person named in the "From"
field.
A.2.5. Secretary acting as full agent of author
George Jones asks his secretary (Secy@Host) to send a
message for him in his capacity as Group. He wants his secre-
tary to handle all replies.
From: George Jones
Sender: Secy@Host
Reply-To: Secy@Host
A.2.6. Agent for user without online mailbox
A friend of George's, Sarah, is visiting. George's
secretary sends some mail to a friend of Sarah in computer-
land. Replies should go to George, whose mailbox is Jones at
Registry.
From: Sarah Friendly <Secy@Registry>
Sender: Secy-Name <Secy@Registry>
Reply-To: Jones@Registry.
A.2.7. Agent for member of a committee
George's secretary sends out a message which was authored
jointly by all the members of a committee. Note that the name
of the committee cannot be specified, since names are
not permitted in the From field.
From: Jones@Host,
Smith@Other-Host,
Doe@Somewhere-Else
Sender: Secy@SHost
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A.3. COMPLETE HEADERS
A.3.1. Minimum required
Date: 26 Aug 76 1429 EDT Date: 26 Aug 76 1429 EDT
From: Jones@Registry.Org or From: Jones@Registry.Org
Bcc: To: Smith@Registry.Org
Note that the "Bcc" field may be empty, while the "To" field
is required to have at least one address.
A.3.2. Using some of the additional fields
Date: 26 Aug 76 1430 EDT
From: George Jones
Sender: Secy@SHOST
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