On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 03:19, Michael Jennings <m...@kainx.org> wrote: > 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 >
I fully agree. I've seen a number of lists changing their behavior due to some users complaining that they can't handle their mail client. These changes have always been harmful as clients just can't manage it properly as Michael explained already. Point is, that you always reply to the author, not the mailinglist. The mailinglist doesn't generate mail, one user does and he has to be replied to. The list get's it too if you want to share. That's what the default behavior is, and that is what hundreds of other mailinglists do, including such high-volume lists as LKML. If you feel you don't want to reply to an author but to the list, you don't reply at all, you generate a new mail/thread, and there is no confusion which button to use (in case there is: it's called "New" or "Compose"). And yes, I too occasionally miss the right button and only reply to the author, but resending doesn't hurt anyone and due to the extra work it won't happen as much in future. This new and wrong behavior leads people to forget how to do it right and they will do it wrong in future on other lists, because most lists do it right. Major downside: mails do get sent to the list in the To header and no longer to the author. I might not care about the list for several days, but I sure would care if somebody takes time to reply to one of my mails. Long story short: Please go back to the proper configuration and don't force people to unlearn proper mail handling. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
