I'm not familiar with previous instances of this discussion, I just know I'm very annoyed from having to keep editing the "to" field every time I reply to this list.
Why are there three addresses for this list? > -----Original Message----- > From: Shachar Shemesh > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 11:59 AM > Subject: Reply to list vs. no - suggeted solution to > accomodate everyone > > > Hi, > > It seems that there are two types of people on this list, with the > following motives (both I can understand). > A. People who want the people who click "reply to all" to > send them two > messages when replying to them. > B. People who only want to get each message once, regardless > of whether > they were in the discussion or not. > > Group B's motives are clear. Group A's motives, of which I am > a member, > usually stem from mailing list header based filtering. This > means that > messages sent through the list are filed into one folder, > while messages > sent to me directly arrive at my inbox. When you click "reply > to all" on > my messages, you are sending a message to my list's folder, > and also one > arriving at my inbox, signalling to me that this is a personal answer > which should be addressed on a different priority. > > I am not trying to open the "list should add replyto" discussion. Not > only has this discussion been answered with the same answer > repeatadly > each time Nadav raised it, but this is not technically > possible with a > list that has "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", all submitting to the same list (which > one will > you put in the reply to? if someone posted to another address, *the > list* will get two copies when clicking "reply to all"). > > We do see that the problem is that, when I click "reply to > all", I don't > know whether to remove the CC to the recipent or not, unless > I happen to > know the recipent. I know that Muli wants my additional copy, and the > Ira doesn't. This is just coincidance. > > What I suggest is that those people who don't want to get > double replies > manually add the "reply to" upon sending the message. This solves all > problems: > A. Each one decides for himself whether he gets two copies or one. > B. Noone's decisions are forced upon anyone else. > C. You know which address you are sending to, you know what to put in > the "reply to" field (i.e. - if you are sending to > [EMAIL PROTECTED], you will not put "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" in the > reply to). > > What do you think? Can we, please, put this discussion to > sleep once and > for all? > > -- > Shachar Shemesh > Open Source integration consultant > http://www.consumer.org.il/sun/ > > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ---------- Your email is protected by Mailshell ---------- > As you requested, this email was forwarded to you by Mailshell. > Mailshell will forward your replies to this email and keep your > private email address safe. > > To unsubscribe safely and easily using Mailshell or to stop > forwarding: > http://www.mailshell.com/control.html?a=blshp8bbumg87yq1j9157q v2pz6_58z35eg0 Wouldn't you rather have amos.shapira.com as your personal domain? http://rd.mailshell.com/ad465 Earn up to $3 for each of your friends who signs up with Mailshell! http://rd.mailshell.com/sp5 ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
