[off-topic] freebsd : mailx : mailrc : how to set ignore?

[iam at sdf.org]

how do i set ignore for the first "From" field as shown in the headers below?
--- mail message headers begin ---
Message 3:
>From owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org Tue Dec 25 06:40:03 2018
Subject: Welcome to the "freebsd-questions" mailing list
From: freebsd-questions-request at freebsd.org
To: iam at sdf.org

Welcome to the freebsd-questions at freebsd.org mailing list!

To post to this list, send your message to:

--- mail message headers end ---
if i do a "ignore From" it also hides the last "From:" field. :-/
and yes, i do still rely upon mailx, it's a lot more convenient than alpine.
also, i heard alpine is bug ridden enough to be a security risk, true?