Subject: Re: Why can't I suppress headers? (second try)

From: Jean Pierre LeJacq <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 17:02:56 -0400 (EDT)

On Wed, 31 May 1995, Gerry Howser wrote:

> OK, here we go again.  I am under a deadline to open up a PINE mail 
> server to some executive types.  I have been madated that the only 
> headers that will appear on ANY email message from anywhere are DATE, TO, 
> FROM, and SUBJECT.  I have been informed that this is the standard for 
> all email systems (????) and that I must comply.  I have a lynix system 
> that is running PINE 3.89 that shows only the four headers mentioned.  Is 
> this a configuration option that I can turn on and off?  Do I need to 
> hack the living daylights out of PINE?  

I'm no expert on pine or mail systems but here is my two cents.

My understanding is that what you are trying to do is better
handled in what is typically referred to as the MTA usually
something like sendmail or smail.  Pine, which is a MUA, basically
just presents the message given to it by sendmail.

I've done something similar to what you're looking to do by
modifying smail on my Linux system.  I suggest you look there
first.  You may want to get the O'Reilly book on sendmail.

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From: [email-masked] (Alan Thew)
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 1995 19:33:04 GMT

>all email systems (????) and that I must comply.  I have a lynix system 
Which mail systems? MS Mail? Many systems will offer a 'neat' view (4 or
5 headers) or a 'raw' (all) view and will allow switching between. I suspect
they've seen VMSmail... I'd get some clarification.

>hack the living daylights out of PINE?  

Pine 3.91 will show Reply-To headers by default, so this will be header
number 5 for you :-(
>
>If you can help, I would appreciate it.  I am running PINE 3.89 on a 
>U6000/550 from UNISYS that is a System V Release 4 machine.  I am 
>beginning to suspect that my job rides on this one.
>
:-(
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