It's a serverwide setting and so far it looks like most 
people want to keep it the way it is.

I will ask the list for the list software if there is a 
way to have the original sender in the cc line as well but 
I can't promise anything.

Vern

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:06:38 -0400
  "Rosalie B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:27:21 -0400, you wrote:
> 
>>> Another thing that I don't like is that the option to 
>>>respond directly
>>> to someone has been taken away.  It can still be done, 
>>>but only if you
>>> can figure out the person's address.  It isn't 
>>>automatic.
>>> 
>>Well there is a setting to change the way the addresses 
>>show up however I think most people would rather be able 
>>to hit reply and have it go to the list.
> 
> What is the setting.
>>
>>I honestly thing that more bandwidth is taken up the 
>>other 
>>way because in order to make it easy to reply to the list 
>>most people hit reply to all.  As more people get 
>>involved 
>>in the thread the reply to all list grows and now you are 
>>sending messages to the list and 10 other people.
>>
> That is indeed what is happening, but it isn't the way 
>it is supposed
> to work.  IMHO, what is needed is to have the reply to 
>the list be the
> default, and the "Reply All" to include the address of 
>the person you
> are answering.
> 
> Just backwards of the way the original L-A list had it.
> 
> That way it would be easy to reply off the list by just 
>cutting the CC
> and putting it in the To line.  Which is more or less 
>the same as what
> I do now in order to keep from replying to everyone when 
>I reply all -
> that is cut the list address out of the CC line and 
>substituting it
> for the individual addresses.
> 
> Also it would be polite, if you are responding to 
>someone AND posting
> to the list to write "(posted and emailed)" at the top.
> 
>>I think for the most part any thread that is on topic 
>>should be going to the list because many people are 
>>interested in what the response to questions are.  Also 
>>someone may want to find that information later in the 
>>archives.
>>
>>The senders name is always in the message headder and I 
>>would encourage people to send messages directly to the 
>>sender if they are of no interest to the list.
>>
> I just tried that, but it makes it hard to quote.
> 
>>Thanks,
>>Vern
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