<html> <head> <title>MHonArc Resources: FROMFIELDS</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../docstyles.css"> </head> <body> <!--x-rc-nav--> <table border=0><tr valign="top"> <td align="left" width="50%">[Prev: <a href="force.html">FORCE</a>]</td><td><nobr>[<a href="../resources.html#fromfields">Resources</a>][<a href="../mhonarc.html">TOC</a>]</nobr></td><td align="right" width="50%">[Next: <a href="genidx.html">GENIDX</a>]</td></tr></table> <!--/x-rc-nav--> <hr> <h1>FROMFIELDS</h1> <!--X-TOC-Start--> <ul> <li><a href="#syntax">Syntax</a> <li><a href="#description">Description</a> <li><a href="#default">Default Setting</a> <li><a href="#rcvars">Resource Variables</a> <li><a href="#examples">Examples</a> <li><a href="#version">Version</a> <li><a href="#seealso">See Also</a> </ul> <!--X-TOC-End--> <!-- *************************************************************** --> <hr> <h2><a name="syntax">Syntax</a></h2> <dl> <dt><strong>Envariable</strong></dt> <dd><p> <code>M2H_FROMFIELDS=</code><var>field1</var><code>:</code><var >field2</var><code>:</code><var>...</var><code>:</code><var >fieldN</var> </p> </dd> <dt><strong>Element</strong></dt> <dd><p> <code><FROMFIELDS></code><br> <var>field1</var><code>:</code><var >field2</var><code>:</code><var>...</var><code>:</code><var >fieldN</var><br> <code></FROMFIELDS></code><br> </p> </dd> <dt><strong>Command-line Option</strong></dt> <dd><p> <code>-fromfields </code><var>field1</var><code>:</code><var >field2</var><code>:</code><var>...</var><code>:</code><var >fieldN</var> </p> </dd> </dl> <!-- *************************************************************** --> <hr> <h2><a name="description">Description</a></h2> <p>FROMFIELDS specify the message header fields MHonArc will search to determine who the author of a message is (which determines the value of the <b>$FROM*$</b> resource variables). Each field will be checked in the ordered specified. </p> <p>The value of the FROMFIELDS is a colon separated list of message header fields to check. </p> <!-- *************************************************************** --> <hr> <h2><a name="default">Default Setting</a></h2> <pre> from:mail-reply-to:reply-to:return-path:apparently-from:sender:resent-sender </pre> <p>This resource is intended to reflect who the author is and not necessarily where replies of the message should be directed. This is why the <tt>From: </tt> field has higher precendence than the reply-to fields. However, if it is desired that it reflect where replies should be directed, then put <tt>mail-reply-to</tt> and <tt>reply-to</tt> first. </p> <!-- *************************************************************** --> <hr> <h2><a name="rcvars">Resource Variables</a></h2> <p>N/A </p> <!-- *************************************************************** --> <hr> <h2><a name="examples">Examples</a></h2> <p>None. </p> <!-- *************************************************************** --> <hr> <h2><a name="version">Version</a></h2> <p>2.1.2 </p> <!-- *************************************************************** --> <hr> <h2><a name="seealso">See Also</a></h2> <p><a href="datefields.html">DATEFIELDS</a> </p> <!-- *************************************************************** --> <hr> <!--x-rc-nav--> <table border=0><tr valign="top"> <td align="left" width="50%">[Prev: <a href="force.html">FORCE</a>]</td><td><nobr>[<a href="../resources.html#fromfields">Resources</a>][<a href="../mhonarc.html">TOC</a>]</nobr></td><td align="right" width="50%">[Next: <a href="genidx.html">GENIDX</a>]</td></tr></table> <!--/x-rc-nav--> <hr> <address> $Date: 2003/10/06 22:04:17 $ <br> <img align="top" src="../monicon.png" alt=""> <a href="http://www.mhonarc.org/" ><strong>MHonArc</strong></a><br> Copyright © 1998-1999, <a href="http://www.earlhood.com/" >Earl Hood</a>, <a href="mailto:mhonarc%40mhonarc.org" >mhonarc<!-- -->@<!-- -->mhonarc.org</a><br> </address> </body> </html>