On Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:56:42 -0500, Garey Barrell wrote: >We discussed the 'Reply To' situation on this list some time ago. I at >least found it interesting, since the 'authority' was "that was the the >way it was done, from the 'beginning'".
What's missing from this equation was that, in the beginning, most mailing list users arguably were computer-savvy geeks, scientific or technical people, educators and/or students of higher learning, etc., who at least had a clue about Reply to All. Nowadays, a large percentage of users are relatively computer illiterate and often barely know where the Reply button is, let alone Reply To. (These are the same folks who don't know that the mouse cursor and Delete key can be used to remove unnecessary quoted text). Heck, I had to explain to a cousin of mine that Outhouse Express did indeed support BCC:, and where she could find it! And I only use Microsoft email products at work, as little as possible, and only because I have to. I suspect most of the time the relies don't go to the list simply because the user doesn't know any better. It could be said that education is the answer to this problem, but who knows how much good stuff is lost before it sinks in? 73 -Jim -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL, and he will learn for an hour; teach him to Google, and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://radiojim.exofire.net http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ Drakelist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.zerobeat.net/mailman/listinfo/drakelist
