> > Claws Mail has an interesting approach to this problem. They define > dedicated "Reply to Sender" and "Reply to List" actions in their menus, > but also a generic "Reply" action whose behavior for a mailing list post > is determined by a user preference: > > [ ] Reply button invokes mailing list reply > > I would probably reword the label, but same idea. How does that sound? > I don't suggest new preferences lightly, but I'd rather keep toolbar and > menu changes to a minimum here. > > So my proposal is: > > Reply (Ctrl+R) : Replies to sender on private emails, > configurable for mailing list posts. > > Reply to Sender : Works like Reply currently does, or > maybe overrides Reply-To munging? > > Reply to List (Ctrl+L) : No change. > > Reply to All (Shift+Ctrl+R) : For mailing list posts, put list > address in To:, sender in Cc: > > Then we can debate an appropriate default for the preference.
I like this version best - i.e. the default "unthinking" action is to do the right thing, but gives the opportunity for people to customise it with the minimum of fuss - could I ask that the default on a clean install is for reply to be sent to the list, i.e. the option turned on. P. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list [email protected] To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
