Is it possible to admin the mail list so that there is a
Reply-to: Inkscape Devel List inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
header in the messages? In other words, shouldn't the default recipient of a reply be the list?
Just wondering. Currently the replies are going to the sender by default.
Bob
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003, Bob Jamison wrote:
Is it possible to admin the mail list so that there is a
Reply-to: Inkscape Devel List inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
header in the messages? In other words, shouldn't the default recipient of a reply be the list?
Just wondering. Currently the replies are going to the sender by default.
Yes this is configurable in Mailman:
Where are replies to list messages directed? Poster is strongly recommended for most mailing lists. [X] Poster [ ] This list [ ] Explicit address
Bryce
On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 10:12, Bob Jamison wrote:
Is it possible to admin the mail list so that there is a
Reply-to: Inkscape Devel List inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
header in the messages? In other words, shouldn't the default recipient of a reply be the list?
Just wondering. Currently the replies are going to the sender by default.
Well, what about senders who have to set their own reply-to headers for the sake of private replies? I don't think nuking them is a terribly good idea.
Which email client are you using? Most have a 'reply to list' feature.
-mental
MenTaLguY wrote:
On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 10:12, Bob Jamison wrote:
Is it possible to admin the mail list so that there is a
Reply-to: Inkscape Devel List inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
header in the messages? In other words, shouldn't the default recipient of a reply be the list?
Just wondering. Currently the replies are going to the sender by default.
Well, what about senders who have to set their own reply-to headers for the sake of private replies? I don't think nuking them is a terribly good idea.
Which email client are you using? Most have a 'reply to list' feature.
-mental
I use Thunderbird (which I love). It has a "Reply" and a "Reply All" on it. To send to the list, one needs to reply to the To: address, which seems a bit paradoxical. ;)
The 'inkscape' room at conference.gristle.org has its own touch of humor, too. When you join the room, it reports:
This room (inkscape@...132...) is not anonymous
...which is a bit of a tautological statement. In other words, "the room with this name is not a room without a name!"
Bob
On Tue, 2003-12-23 at 11:17, Bob Jamison wrote:
I use Thunderbird (which I love). It has a "Reply" and a "Reply All" on it. To send to the list, one needs to reply to the To: address, which seems a bit paradoxical. ;)
But isn't that precisely what you're want if you're sending your reply to the list?
The 'inkscape' room at conference.gristle.org has its own touch of humor, too. When you join the room, it reports:
This room (inkscape@...132...) is not anonymous
I believe that (by way of jargon) refers to the anonymitiy of the users.
-mental
On Dec 23, 2003, at 3:32 PM, MenTaLguY wrote:
On Tue, 2003-12-23 at 11:17, Bob Jamison wrote:
I use Thunderbird (which I love). It has a "Reply" and a "Reply All" on it. To send to the list, one needs to reply to the To: address, which seems a bit paradoxical. ;)
But isn't that precisely what you're want if you're sending your reply to the list?
Exactly...
However for mozilla (and I assume Thunderbird) "Reply" sends to the 'Reply-to' address, not the 'From', nor the 'To:'
So you either have to Reply-all and trim, or manually change the reply
On Tue, 2003-12-23 at 21:35, Jon A.Cruz wrote:
However for mozilla (and I assume Thunderbird) "Reply" sends to the 'Reply-to' address, not the 'From', nor the 'To:'
Sending to Reply-to is the only conformant behavior; the purpose of Reply-to being to handle situations where a sender can send from an email address, but not (for whatever reason) receive mail there. It does happen.
Consequently, destroying the Reply-to information by replacing it with that of the list can wipe out any clues as to how to contact the original sender privately, should one want to do so.
So you either have to Reply-all and trim, or manually change the reply
Reply-all and trim isn't so bad, is it?
I'm really rather shocked that Mozilla doesn't have a "reply to list" function, though. I could have sworn it did (I only have Firebird installed, so I can't easily check).
-mental
On Wed, 24 Dec 2003, MenTaLguY wrote:
On Tue, 2003-12-23 at 21:35, Jon A.Cruz wrote:
So you either have to Reply-all and trim, or manually change the reply
Reply-all and trim isn't so bad, is it?
I'm really rather shocked that Mozilla doesn't have a "reply to list" function, though. I could have sworn it did (I only have Firebird installed, so I can't easily check).
Pine also lacks a reply-to-list capability. I have to always reply-all and trim, although usually I forget. ;-)
Bryce
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