This time to the list...... :(
Jeff Steinkamp wrote:
> Vincent
>
> If I hit reply to on this message, it is addressed to you. If I hit
> Rely-to on a message from the Lazarus mailing list it may go to this
> list or not.
>
> This is a mailing list parameter that has been set by the owner of the
> list. It allow one to reply to the sender of the message first. Why
> this is setup by the list owner is beyond me. I have seen a number of
> other list set this way also and it is very confusing to reply to list
> messages.
>
> I, along with the rest of the world, are not going to change how we have
> our email clients setup to satisfy this. Many email providers, mine
> included, require the reply to address to match the from address as a
> form of spam protection, otherwise the emails are rejected at the SMTP
> server.
>
> You decision to not answer someone based upon how they have their email
> clients setup is rather childish.
The way this mailinglist is setup is conform the general accepted
"netiquette" that a list should not modify the replyto field.
This way a sender can choose that a reply should not go to the list but
to the sender only. When the list modifies the reply to this is not
possible anymore.
Filtering spam based on unintended use of certain fields only works for
a certain amount of time. The moment this becomes common behaviour,
spammers will fill in such field and not only your filtering is gone,
also the intended use of such field is gone.
I'm against spaming and "spamfighting" organisations ruining normal
email traffic.
Marc
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