[ILL-L] Multiple Postings about OCLC Problems

[Joe Ellison]

At 08:53 AM 9/6/2007, Heather wrote:
><snip>
>Another reason for not replying directly is that the person who 
>offered the resource doesn't always add an e-mail address or any 
>other contact information to the e-mail.  It would be nice of the On 
>Behalf Of line in the header would also include an e-mail address.
>
>
>Heather Campbell
>Special Services ~ Interlibrary Loan and Books By Mail
>Jacksonville Public Library-JPL
>Jacksonville, Florida 32202
>ill at coj.net    904-630-2985
>
>----------
>From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org 
>[mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Rogers, Denise
><snip>

I have to admit I've always been puzzled by the comment that 
someone's email address wasn't in the headers. It must depend on 
which mail program the recipient is using. In Eudora, the original 
sender's address always shows up in the From header, with the list 
address <ill-l at webjunction.org> in the To header. The address 
<ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org> shows up in a Sender header, though I 
see in the mail you quoted it's in a From header. There is no On 
Behalf Of header. The same is true of the web-based client used here 
(EMUmail's Webmail client).

Ultimately, this points up the importance of including the 
information in one's signature, especially when posting to a professional list!


Joe Ellison
Document Delivery Assistant, Transportation Library (OCLC symbol JCR)
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