Chad Perrin wrote:
On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 08:42:51AM -0500, Rance Hall wrote:
some mail readers are probably capable of reading the list header and
figuring it out, but I bet others don't (like mine)
I use Mutt, which allows me to list-reply, but without setting up custom
configurations it doesn't use list-reply without being specifically told
to do so. As such, I either give it a custom configuration, or I have
to use a different method of replying than the standard reply command
(using the r key for replies) if I want it to go to the list. I'll
probably set up custom config for it to check for list-reply first,
though then I have to figure out how to make it easy for me to skip to
individual replying if/when I want to do so without having to use a
group reply and delete extra recipients (such as the list and myself).
Not all that big a hardship, but it seems like kind of a suboptimal way
to run a mailing list.
Er, that was more than I intended to say on the subject.
By checking the headers, I see that you're using Thunderbird. I'm
surprised that it doesn't support list-reply. Are you saying that it
doesn't recognize the list-reply header at all, or that it doesn't
default to list-reply when it exists, or something else entirely?
What I'm saying is this: (and since we're on the subject, I'm going to
add a suggestion)
What I've noticed in Thunderbird are a combination of things:
There is a bug in thunderbird where if you show all headers you don't
actually see ALL of them, the panel where the headers are shown expands
to the full size of the app window, but does not add a scroll bar to see
whats left down the page, and unless your monitor is tall enough to show
all headers (I've not see one that is) you won't actually see all of
them. I have reported this bug, but you need to know that what I'm
saying is being filtered through this current limitation.
<begin humble suggestion>
1. all of my other mailing lists have a subject rewrite that adds
[perl-beginner] or something similar to the beginning of the subject if
it is a regular mailing list mail and [perl-beginner-admin] or something
if it is from a list administrator.
this makes filtering on the subject line compliment filtering on the
from address.
I do this on all my other lists. the from address, and the subject
contains rules work very well together
I'm suggesting that the perl list adopt such a practice, sure would help
me, and probably others as well.
<end suggestion>
Thunderbird, so far as I can tell offers two reply options when reading
a message. Reply, and Reply to ALL.
Which means "List Reply" is not a specific option per se.
If you "reply" to a message it goes to the original author of the question.
If you "reply to all" to a message the reply goes to the original author
of the message with a cc to the list.
So for this list I have to reply to all, and edit the headers.
All of my other lists behave in the reverse, if you reply, it goes to
the list, if you reply all, a second copy goes to the individual.
And I think this explains why my questions get answered twice by most of
the list responders, they did a "reply to all" and I got a copy because
my name was on the To: and I got a second copy because I'm a member of
the list.
I'd like to see the perl lists do some sort of a header modification so
the reply button works to reply to the address who sent you mail, which
is the list and not the original author.
Just my $.02 after all, I joined this list because I'm a perl beginner
(I'm not a rank noob in general, but my perl experience is extremely
limited since php came out and that became my web programming language
of choice.
but Ive got two or three projects that are going to need to be perl
simply because thats what the intended audience is going to expect.
So here I am, starting over, again. Common theme in this business.
Thanks for being willing to "help a guy out"
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