Jeff Cain wrote: > I would like to contact a member who posted several months ago and > asked to be contacted but not through the KRnet. How do I find their > email address? It does not appear in the post.
I assume "reply all" doesn't work? And then delete KRnet from the list? Although most recipients are able to see the full address of the originator, some don't. It's a function of how you get your email and through what client software. There are several settings that control what happens to the originator's email address in a posted message, and there are compromises involved as to which setting is implemented by the list owner (me, or the KRnet group, perhaps). I think most folks have visibility into the original poster's address, and this is a pretty rare topic of conversation. If somebody says "contact me offlist", one would hope they would put their email address in the post! I know Outlook and Thunderbird (a free email client that I use) have no problem displaying and accessing KRnet "reply to sender" addresses. Somebody who is better versed in Mailman than I am is welcome to chime in, but what I've learned over the years is that all the variability in ISPs, email clients, software, list settings, etc is enough to keep Sherlock Holmes tied up forever trying to find the answer to a particular problem like that. I've tweaked most of the Mailman settings several times, and have left it in a place where I get the fewest complaints. It's worth mentioning that one of the "list rules" is to please put your name, email address and at least some idea of where you live in your signature. Unfortunately, the rules aren't worth the electrons they are written on, and hardly anybody follows them, especially the part about trimming away the excess post below the message to which one is responding. But given this issue, it would seem prudent for folks to put their email addresses in their signatures, especially if they want replies to be made offlist. Let me know offline which client you are using, and at least I'll have that data point. My email address is in my signature, sort of.... Thanks, Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL ML "at" N56ML.com www.N56ML.com _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
