Dear Stewart The trouble is that at least with my email software (Microsoft Entourage), simply clicking on "reply", automatically inserts the address of the person who posted the message, and does not insert the address of the list. So it takes a conscious effort to change things round. If, like me, you are careless and forgetful, it is easy to send a message to an individual sender, realise what you have done, and then have to send it again to the whole list. I did this only the other day. Is there a way to set the list up so that clicking on "reply" does the right thing by default? This happens with other lists that I subscribe to.
If this seems to go against the thoughts attributed to me in the quotes below, (from "Martin Eastwell rattled at the keyboard" onwards), that is because Taco wrote them, not me, as you will see if you look closely! Best wishes Martin On 17/12/07 16:28, "Stewart McCoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Taco, > > I agree. Doing what you suggest might also help to rid us of the habit so > many s**bscribers have, of replying to the lute list as well as sending a > c.c. to an individual, as if that individual was somehow not a s**bscriber. > It is irritating and unnecessary to receive the same message twice. > > Although subject matter inevitably overlaps from one list to another, I > prefer having separate lists. > > Best wishes, > > Stewart McCoy. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Taco Walstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Martin Eastwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Baroque lutelist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:56 PM > Subject: [BAROQUE-LUTE] Re: List confusion > > >> On Monday 17 December 2007 13:56, Martin Eastwell rattled on the keyboard: >> Hi, >> I asked Wayne to change the mail headers because that's the reason why >> this >> happens. A reply on an email should primarily be directed to the list >> where >> it originates instead of the person who sent the email. >> This can be done by substituting the mailing list email address in the >> reply-to header which now contains the person email address. This is also >> how >> many other mailing lists work. >> Taco >>> Dear All >>> >>> At the moment, the discussion "Re: RH on the bridge" is split across the >>> main lute list and the baroque lute list. This happens all the time, and >>> is >>> very confusing for most of us! Would we not be better off with a single >>> list? >>> >>> >>> As so often happens, the topic we are discussing strays from pre Dowland >>> to >>> the 18th Century. When does Baroque begin anyway?! Medieval is easier-we >>> all know that the Middle Ages stopped when lutenists gave up the >>> plectrum! >>> >>> >>> An alternative would be for the little bit of information on subscribing >>> added to the end of each message, to also contain guidelines on posting >>> to >>> the correct list. >>> >>> >>> Best wishes >>> >>> Martin > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
