76330 - Forwarding a message with reply-to set defaults all addresses as reply-to.

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect, P3)

Description

[Jacob S. Barrett]

When forwarding a message with the reply-to set the default address type is
reply-to rather than to.  Like with the reply, the cursor should be placed at a
new to field.  Currently when forwarding the cursor is placed at the top of the
message.  When selecting a new address line the default type is reply-to rather
than to.  I have the repl-to field filled out in my profile.

Comment 1

[Sheela Ravindran]

confirming this with build: 2001-04-17-06 on win98.  When forwarding a message 
with reply-to set in settings.  The address field is reply to with the address.
When forwarding the message the address field should be To: and leaving cursor 
in the address field.   
Now it looks like when you are forwarding a mail with reply to set in settings 
you are replying instead of forwarding because the reply-to address is prefilled 
 reply-to: and then the cursor jumps to the top of the body of the message.  
nominating this bug for nsbeta1.  changing os to all since I see this on linux 
and mac too.

Comment 2

[scottputterman]

This could be pretty bad! reassigning to varada and marking nsbeta1+

Comment 3

[scottputterman]

ok, I misunderstood the bug and have been set right.  I don't think it's a high
priority and marking nsbeta1-

Comment 4

[scottputterman]

It's a bug that won't die!  We're going to look into this for a bit.

Comment 5

[Sheela Ravindran]

I see that this bug is nsbeta1- but this is a very annoying bug. Every time you 
forward a message with reply-to set in default. Three things involved. First 
time click back to addressing field for cursor positioning, then delete the 
reply to address if you don't want to send mail to that address, and enter a new 
address to the right person you wanted to forward this mail to in first place.
If this bug gets fixed we can avoid the first two steps and make it a little 
easy on the user. So I guess this is a nscatfood.  

Comment 6

[varada]

To escape Sheela's wrath I have updated the status whiteboard to reflect that
there is a patch available for this.

Comment 7

[varada]

Marking Fixed.

Comment 8

[Sheela Ravindran]

verifying 
Buildid:  2001050706 win98, 2001050706 mac, 2001050708 linux.
Also see new bug 79455