Is there any reason why apr, apr-util, httpd mailing lists have Reply-To header set to the sender and not to the list itself.
Search for
reply-to considered harmful
on Google and you'll find more information than you ever wanted to read about both sides of the issue.
If you meant the article by Chip Rosenthal it didn't convince me. It's just a personal opinion about his favorite emailer (elm).
The big question is which is worse, sending a message to the list when your intention was to send it to a single person.
The worse is as is where httpd list mailer actually does add Reply-To header, while apr's does not. Also almost any other ASF hosted mailing list (that I'm member of) sets that header.
As a poster I don't expect to receive a separate mail 'CC-ed' to me personally if it's already posted on the list as an reply, and that is quite often, cause (myself too) people just hit 'reply to all'.
Anyhow, the subject starts with [OT], so it's not such a big deal thought :).
Regards, MT.
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