From: DavMac AT iname DOT com (Davin McCall) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: A question about this newsgroup Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 02:45:44 GMT Organization: Monash Uni Distribution: world Message-ID: <37c74d1b.1997011@newsserver.cc.monash.edu.au> References: <37C6DC71 DOT 8268D9A2 AT netvision DOT net DOT il> NNTP-Posting-Host: damcc5.halls.monash.edu.au X-Trace: towncrier.cc.monash.edu.au 935808282 27177 130.194.198.138 (28 Aug 1999 02:44:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse AT monash DOT edu DOT au NNTP-Posting-Date: 28 Aug 1999 02:44:42 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Lines: 18 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com I think it is because this "newsgroup" is also a mailing list. All mailing list messages are also sent to the newsgroup, and the reply address is djgpp AT delorie DOT com so that all replies get back to the mailing list. Davin. On Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:44:02 +0300, Pyros wrote: >maybe this is a dumb question... >i've noticed many people here have their reply-to adderess set to >djgpp AT delorie DOT com >why is that? __________________________________________________________ *** davmac - sharkin'!! davmac AT iname DOT com *** my programming page: http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~davmac/