On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 08:32:06PM +0100, Paul wrote:
> My experience of lists is that 99% of the time I want to reply to the
> whole list, so it makes sense to me to have that as the default.
>
> > If someone really decides to make the change, please set the rewriter to put
> > both the originator and the mailing list on the reply to line.
>
> I've also got several duplicate replies to messages I've posted because
> people have sent to the list and cc'd me as well (maybe thinking I might
> not be subscribed). My thoughts are that if you want a reply it's
> courteous to be subscribed to the list, even if it's only for a short while.
>
> Sorry for the OT list pollution if this is a regular topic that comes
> up... But it might help with the problem of disjointed threads in the
> archives.
>From the mailman documentation:
"reply_goes_to_list (general): Where are replies to list messages
directed? Poster is strongly recommended for most mailing lists.
This option controls what Mailman does to the Reply-To: header in
messages flowing through this mailing list. When set to Poster, no
Reply-To: header is added by Mailman, although if one is present in the
original message, it is not stripped. Setting this value to either This
list or Explicit address causes Mailman to insert a specific Reply-To:
header in all messages, overriding the header in the original message
if necessary (Explicit address inserts the value of reply_to_address).
There are many reasons not to introduce or override the Reply-To:
header. One is that some posters depend on their own Reply-To: settings
to convey their valid return address. Another is that modifying
Reply-To: makes it much more difficult to send private replies. See
`Reply-To' Munging Considered Harmful for a general discussion of this
issue. See Reply-To Munging Considered Useful for a dissenting opinion.
Some mailing lists have restricted posting privileges, with a parallel
list devoted to discussions. Examples are `patches' or `checkin' lists,
where software changes are posted by a revision control system, but
discussion about the changes occurs on a developers mailing list. To
support these types of mailing lists, select Explicit address and set
the Reply-To: address below to point to the parallel list."
The overwhelming majority of mailing lists do the right thing (IMNSHO) by
leaving the Reply-To alone.
Best regards,
---Kayvan
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Kayvan A. Sylvan | Proud husband of | Father to my kids:
Sylvan Associates, Inc. | Laura Isabella Sylvan | Katherine Yelena (8/8/89)
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