I see this a lot of this on this list, Reply to the list, Reply to the list, Reply to the list.
If it was the intention of the list manager for people to reply to the list then a reply would go to the list, however, a reply goes to the poster, not the list.
So who is right ?
--As for the rest, it is mine.
Actually, you've just stumbled into an old argument in mailing list circles. It goes like this: Should $mailingList change the 'Reply-To:' header to itself?
Arguments for: It helps people reply to the list, which keeps the discussions on the list.
Arguments against: It destroys information. 'From' and 'Reply-To' do not have to be the same, people may want you to reply to them at a different address then the list. Also, some people *want* offlist replies as well as/instead of on-list replies, for various different reasons. (Best example is a digest subscriber who wants the reply immediately if it was in response to their post.)
At the end of the day, it is up to the list admin to decide which they want to do. I'm on some lists that do each. My personal solution has been to set the 'Reply-To' to where I want the reply actually sent. Since I can do that easily for each mailing list, and can override at will, it works for me.
Daniel T. Staal
--------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------
-- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
