## if we have a value from a hook, use it.
from = if hook_reply_from
hook_reply_from
- ## otherwise, if the original email was addressed to a particular
- ## address via an envelope-to or whatever, try and use that one.
+ ## otherwise, if the original email had an envelope-to header, try and use
+ ## it, and look up the corresponding name form the list of accounts.
+ ##
+ ## this is for the case where mail is received from a mailing lists (so the
+ ## To: is the list id itself). if the user subscribes via a particular
+ ## alias, we want to use that alias in the reply.
elsif @m.recipient_email && (a = AccountManager.account_for(@m.recipient_email))
- a
+ Person.new a.name, @m.recipient_email
## otherwise, try and find an account somewhere in the list of to's
## and cc's.
elsif(b = (@m.to + @m.cc).find { |p| AccountManager.is_account? p })