Mail: Optionally use globally defined Reply-To email address

1 Initial Problem

At the time being, the primary email address of users is used as 'Reply-To' for emails sent from a user to arbitrary recipients. If these recipients have a look at the source code of the received email in a SMTP client, the email address of the sender is disclosed.

2 Conceptual Summary

Therefore we suggest to add a new global option/checkbox. If this checkbox is enabled, the administrator has to define a static/global email address (similar to this used for the FROM header), which will be set for the 'Reply-To' header.

Caveat: The usage of the 'Reply To' action in an email client is not useful anymore.

3 User Interface Modifications

3.1 List of Affected Views

• Administration » Mail

3.2 User Interface Details

3.3 New User Interface Concepts

None

4 Technical Information

None

5 Privacy Information

The email primary email addresses of users are not disclosed in the source code of emails anymore.

6 Security Implications

None

7 Contact

• Author of the Request: Jansen, Michael [mjansen]
• Maintainer: Jansen, Michael [mjansen]
• Implementation of the feature is done by: Jansen, Michael [mjansen]

8 Funding

If you are interest in funding this feature, please add your name and institution to this list.

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9 Discussion

JourFixe, ILIAS [jourfixe], 25 MAY 2020: We accept this feature request due to privacy reasons. Matthias will have a look at the byline to guarantee that the effect of this setting is obvious: replies on mails from ILIAS won't be possible any more.

10 Implementation

Implemented as described above.

Test Cases

Test cases completed at 2020-05-25 by Jansen, Michael [mjansen]

• #36095 : Header (Benutzer E-Mail): Reply-To global überschreiben
• #36096 : Header (Benutzer E-Mail): Überschriebener Reply-To-Header beim Versand

Approval

Approved at 2020-05-25 by Koch, Karola [kkoch].