Holly is so correct here, all replies should go back to the list. If you want to make a reply to the specific person, you know that you want to change the behavior and you make a conscious effort to change the the address to which the message is being sent.
I understand what you're saying and agree... mostly. Most e-mail clients (i.e. Thunderbird, Eudora, opera, and mutt to name a few) are almost a usability nightmare. They don't provide sufficient control over fundamental things such as reply addresses.
Simply taking the reply problem alone, they are a series of well-known patterns for reply that are not supported in most clients. The ability to edit the recipient list is filled with opportunities for the user to screw up and not recover.
so instead of complaining, I wish folks would just fix their favorite client.
---eric
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