Gee guys enough already! The problem here isn't the duplicates - just delete
them if you don't want them.
The problem is more that the list is veeeeeeeerrrrrrrrryyyyyyyy slow and
quite often a post is not even distributed. Time and again I go and have a
look at the archives only to find several posts that I did not receive a
copy of - now that's worth winging about.
ais
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of David Denney
> Sent: Tuesday, 09 Jan 09, 2001 9:57 PM
> To: Mike Glover
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Reply vs. Reply All -> Difference=0
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 08:19:32PM -0800, Mike Glover wrote:
> > This makes the point better than I could hope to:
> >
> > http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html
> >
> > to summarize, setting reply-to adds *no* functionality, and
> > actually breaks things.
>
> It does add functionality, and I dont see that it breaks things.
> My mail program (mutt) allows me to 'g'roup reply (like I'm doing
> now) or 'r'eply to the reply-to header ... and it always gives
> me the option of reply'ing to the author, regardless of the
> reply-to header. I'v not seen any mail program that will easily
> allow a reply to the mail-list, when no reply-to header is present.
> I know mutt can be programed to recognize a mail list, and reply
> to the list when you select reply-to-list ... but most people
> dont have the functionality. I simply do not agree with the
> statements on that web page, and most people prefer to have the
> normal reply function maintain the conversation on the LIST,
> not as a private message.
>
> > if you have a problem receiving duplicates of a message sent to
> > a list, or you don't want to send duplicates, try using a
> > decent MUA.
>
> The original complaint was about getting the duplicates,
> and it was by a tucows person, as I recall. If he doesnt
> want duplicates, then he should get a better MUA, yes.
> OR reconfigure the list to use reply-to the list ...
>
> > -mike
>
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> David Denney protect your freedom (while you still can)
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>
> ... they can have my ssh when they pry the keyboard out of my
> cold, dead hands!
