On Fri, 2018-07-27 at 15:07 +0200, Andre Klapper wrote: > On Fri, 2018-07-27 at 13:03 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > Please (PLEASE!) do NOT reply to digest messages. There is no > > connection between this reply and the original thread it should be a > > part of, making it difficult to trace the conversation and understand > > what's going on. > > > > Once again: > > > > Digests are a creaking, outdated kludge that come from the days of UUCP > > and dial-up modems. They have no place in a modern "always-on" > > Internet, but for backward compatibility are still supported on some > > lists, including this one. However that will only work if digest users > > understand how to use them correctly. In particular, if you think you > > NEED to use digests (you almost certainly don't), learn how to reply to > > messages in a digest by right-clicking and selecting the Reply To > > Digest option. This only works with MIME-formatted digests, but that > > includes the Evolution list. > > > > Note that just re-editing the Subject line and doing a normal Reply > > doesn't work, as it still loses the header thread references. > > Mailman adds a header to every digest email. It states > > Important: do NOT reply directly to this digest. If you wish to reply > > to a component message, use your mailer's facility for this. In > > Evolution: right-click and select from the pop-up menu, or use the > > drop-down menu at the top of each message if available."
Not strictly a header in the usual sense, more of a preamble, but certainly liable to be ignored as standard boilerplate. > As people tend to ignore this I'm tempted to set the "digestable" and > "Edit_digest" administrator options to "No" for this mailing list. I'm inclined to agree unless someone can come up with a genuine reason not to do it (other than "I like it this way"). > Though I don't know what that means for those list members who have > "digest" enabled in their options... The logical result would be that they started receiving individual messages, but of course Murphy's Law applies. Some people would probably have to adjust their filters. I suggest proposing this as a separate topic to gauge reaction. poc _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list [email protected] To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
