Bug 202900

Summary: kmail replies to recipients not sender
Product: [Unmaintained] kmail Reporter: Leon Maurer <leon.maurer>
Component: generalAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: normal CC: kollix
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Unspecified   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: The example message
Better example.

Description Leon Maurer 2009-08-07 05:08:12 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE 4.3.0)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

The description says it all. It only happens in certain situations, but with really annoying effects when I'm trying to reply to a person who sent an email to a list. Other email clients I've tested (Apple's Mail, and the web interface from the University) properly reply to the sender. For what it's worth, below is a message (with all headers) that would cause this problem. All emails from this list have this problem.

Return-path: <notphysics-bounces@physics.wisc.edu>
 Received: from smtp9.wiscmail.wisc.edu (smtp9 [144.92.8.148])
  by wmstore4pvt.pri.doit.wisc.edu
  (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 64bit (built Apr 16 2009))
  with ESMTP id <0KNZ00MZ1JYCNA20@wmstore4pvt.pri.doit.wisc.edu>; Thu,
  06 Aug 2009 21:51:48 -0500 (CDT)
 MIME-version: 1.0
 Content-type: multipart/mixed;
   boundary="Boundary_(ID_EFivToEPhGsf1CayEIvInA)"
 Received: from avs-daemon.smtp9.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtp9.wiscmail.wisc.edu
  (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009))
  id <0KNZ00L0EJYCHX00@smtp9.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Thu,
  06 Aug 2009 21:51:48 -0500 (CDT)
 Received: from physics.wisc.edu ([unknown] [128.104.160.26])
  by smtp9.wiscmail.wisc.edu
  (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009))
  with ESMTPS id <0KNZ00J94JY1YS70@smtp9.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Thu,
  06 Aug 2009 21:51:43 -0500 (CDT)
 Received: from physics.wisc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])
         by physics.wisc.edu (8.14.3/8.13.4/pmx) with ESMTP id n772pVd5013223; Thu,
  06 Aug 2009 21:51:31 -0500
 Received: from argol.doit.wisc.edu (argol.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.212])
         by physics.wisc.edu (8.14.3/8.13.4/pmx) with ESMTP id n772pTAJ013220
         (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=FAIL)
         for <notphysics@physics.wisc.edu>; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:51:29 -0500
 Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu by
         smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu
         (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7.0-5.01 32bit (built Feb 19      2009))
  id <0KNZ00F02JXOXI00@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for
         notphysics@physics.wisc.edu; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:51:24 -0500 (CDT)
 Received: from leon-desktop.localnet ([unknown] [146.151.127.100])
         by smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu
         (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7.0-5.01 32bit (built Feb 19      2009))
         with ESMTPSA id <0KNZ00B8YJXNBZ40@smtpauth3.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for
         notphysics@physics.wisc.edu; Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:51:23 -0500 (CDT)
 Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:51:22 -0500
 From: Leon N Maurer <lnmaurer@wisc.edu>
 Subject: reply fail
 Sender: notphysics-bounces@physics.wisc.edu
 To: notphysics@physics.wisc.edu
 Errors-to: notphysics-bounces@physics.wisc.edu
 Message-id: 
  <23461_1249613508_ZZg0B6I7kiJi9.00_200908062151.23110.lnmaurer@wisc.edu>
 Precedence: list
 X-BeenThere: notphysics@physics.wisc.edu
 X-Spam-Score: 
 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-9, Version=5.5.5.374460,
  Antispam-Engine: 2.7.1.369594, Antispam-Data: 2009.8.7.23917,
  SenderIP=128.104.160.26
 X-Spam-Report: IsSpam=no, Probability=8%, Hits= BODY_SIZE_1000_LESS 0,
  BODY_SIZE_2000_LESS 0, BODY_SIZE_5000_LESS 0, BODY_SIZE_7000_LESS 0,
  BODY_SIZE_900_999 0, FROM_EDU_TLD 0, SMALL_BODY 0, TO_NO_NAME 0, __CT 0,
  __CTYPE_HAS_BOUNDARY 0, __CTYPE_MULTIPART 0, __CTYPE_MULTIPART_MIXED 0,
  __HAS_LIST_HEADER 0, __HAS_LIST_HELP 0, __HAS_LIST_SUBSCRIBE 0,
  __HAS_LIST_UNSUBSCRIBE 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0,
  __TO_MALFORMED_2 0, __USER_AGENT 0
 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-9, Version=5.5.5.374460,
         Antispam-Engine: 2.7.1.369594, Antispam-Data: 2009.8.7.23917,
         SenderIP=146.151.127.100
 X-PMX-Version: 5.5.6.374947, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379,
         Antispam-Data: 2009.8.7.23917
 X-PMX-Spam-Score: Probability=10%, Report='       CTYPE_MULTIPART_NO_QUOTE 0.5,
  BODY_SIZE_1000_LESS 0, BODY_SIZE_2000_LESS 0, BODY_SIZE_5000_LESS 0,
         BODY_SIZE_500_599 0, BODY_SIZE_7000_LESS 0, FROM_EDU_TLD 0,     TO_NO_NAME 0,
  __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CTYPE_HAS_BOUNDARY 0,       __CTYPE_MULTIPART 0, __HAS_MSGID 0,
  __MIME_VERSION 0,      __SANE_MSGID 0, __TO_MALFORMED_2 0, __USER_AGENT 0'
 X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9
 List-Post: <mailto:notphysics@physics.wisc.edu>
 List-Subscribe: <http://physics.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/notphysics>,
         <mailto:notphysics-request@physics.wisc.edu?subject=subscribe>
 List-Unsubscribe: <http://physics.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/notphysics>,
         <mailto:notphysics-request@physics.wisc.edu?subject=unsubscribe>
 List-Help: <mailto:notphysics-request@physics.wisc.edu?subject=help>
 List-Id: <notphysics.physics.wisc.edu>
 User-Agent: KMail/1.12.0 (Linux/2.6.29-02062903-generic; KDE/4.3.0; x86_64; ; )
 X-Length: 5119
 X-UID: 7053
 X-KMail-Filtered: 65901252
 Status: R
 X-Status: N
 X-KMail-EncryptionState: 
 X-KMail-SignatureState: 
 X-KMail-MDN-Sent: 
 X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.1.7
 
Sorry about that.
-Leon
Comment 1 Martin Koller 2009-08-07 23:26:09 UTC 
can you attach the mail instead of pasting it, please.
Comment 2 Leon Maurer 2009-08-07 23:34:27 UTC 
What format do you want the attachment in? (And how would I export it in to that format?)

Thanks.
Comment 3 Martin Koller 2009-08-07 23:39:26 UTC 
On Friday 07 August 2009, Leon Maurer wrote:
 
> --- Comment #2 from Leon Maurer <Leon N Maurer 08 alum dartmouth org>  2009-08-07 23:34:27 ---
> What format do you want the attachment in? (And how would I export it in to
> that format?)


Just right-click on the mail, choose "Save As..." and upload that file, which is in mbox format.
Thanks.
Comment 4 Leon Maurer 2009-08-07 23:45:30 UTC 
Created attachment 35978 [details]
The example message
Comment 5 Martin Koller 2009-08-08 00:41:21 UTC 
Thanks.
The explanation for kmails behavior:
When you hit reply, it tries to be smart and check to whom to reply to.
In this case (the first of the 3 mails you attached) has no specific "Reply-To" header, so the next thing kmail checks is to see if there is a "List-Post:" header - which this mail has - and uses this one. If there was no such header, the last thing kmail would use was the "From" header - which is what you would expect, I assume.

To reply to the Author instead, simply click-hold the reply Toolbutton and wait that the pulldown menu appears and select "Reply to Author".
Comment 6 Leon Maurer 2009-08-08 01:01:06 UTC 
Interesting. Is there a way to make "reply to Author" the default?
Comment 7 Martin Koller 2009-08-08 01:12:55 UTC 
On Saturday 08 August 2009, Leon Maurer wrote:

Sorry, no.
Comment 8 Martin Koller 2009-08-08 01:20:06 UTC 
On Saturday 08 August 2009, Leon Maurer wrote:

... but you can configure your toolbar and add a button with the "Reply to Author" action.
Comment 9 Leon Maurer 2009-08-08 04:17:52 UTC 
I've realized that I attached a bad example email. Other mail clients treat it the same way kmail does. The next attachment is one that others don't have trouble with.

Let me know if the same explanation holds.

Thanks.
Comment 10 Leon Maurer 2009-08-08 04:18:35 UTC 
Created attachment 35981 [details]
Better example.
Comment 11 Martin Koller 2009-08-08 09:58:43 UTC 
On Saturday 08 August 2009, Leon Maurer wrote:

Yes, it's the same.

You can check this easily by selecting the mail, pressing "V" (View Source) and look
for a line in the headers starting with "List-Post:"

In this case it's also
List-Post: <mailto:notphysics@physics.wisc.edu>