2011/8/1 Michael Jennings <m...@kainx.org>: > On Sunday, 31 July 2011, at 18:04:46 (+0100), > Steve Jones wrote: > >> I'm with Paul on this one. > > This is incorrect. Adding reply-to is bad behavior. Here's why: > > http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html > > The most important reason being that it becomes essentially impossible > for most e-mail clients, including GMail, to "reply to author only." > This can make for very embarassing public posts which were not meant > to be, among other things. > > It boggles my mind how people who've been using e-mail for 15+ years > have managed to go this long without ever having to reply to more than > the original sender of an e-mail. :-P > >> We can reply to all, but it's not ideal and people (me included) >> frequently just hit reply - that's what you do when you respond to >> an email. > > It shouldn't be. What *should* happen is that you determine to whom > you wish to reply and then take appropriate action. Yes, this > requires thought. Most worthwhile things do. > >> The default position should be that all responses to mailing list >> messages go back to the mailing list, unless the user decides to >> override it. > > How? How does one override it? Most e-mail clients only have 2 > options: Reply and Reply All. There is no "Reply to Author" button > in the majority of cases. > > Michael >
Not counting that CC lists get fucked up and people that uses them to keep track of threads they are involved with can no longer do so. > -- > Michael Jennings (a.k.a. KainX) http://www.kainx.org/ <m...@kainx.org> > Linux Server/Cluster Admin, LBL.gov Author, Eterm (www.eterm.org) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > "I know I could have saved our love that night if I'd known what to > say. Instead of making love, we both made our separate ways. Now > I hear you've found somebody new and that I never meant that much > to you. To hear that tears me up inside, and to see you cuts me > like a knife." -- Poison, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA > The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. > Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. > Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-users mailing list > enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
