Re: mail-mode: Newsgroups header ignored

[Kevin Rodgers]

Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Gentlemen, consider what happens in mail-mode when one's buffer only
> has a Newsgroups: header,
>   Send buffer contents as mail message? (y or n) y
>   Sending...
>   sendmail-send-it: No recipients
>
> OK, but now add a To: header too. The message sails right through
> without having the Newsgroups header acted on appropriately. No news
> is posted, no warning given.

With respect to RFC 2822, the Newsgroups: header is an optional field,
and section 3.6.8 says:

   For the purposes of this standard, any optional field is
   uninterpreted.

> At least warn "Why not use message-mode these days, it does all you
> want, even adding
>    The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
>    that has been posted to comp.bla as well.
> too."
>
> Indeed, merge mail-mode and message-mode.

Why don't *you* just use the mode that meets *your* needs?

--
Kevin