Jim Dory in response to an off list reply from Dan Phillips: > >As an aside, should I reply to the list? When I hit reply, or reply-all, >it does not include the mailman list. Seems odd. >
Your reply-all doesn't automatically include the list because Dan's reply to you didn't include the list. It is always tricky to know what to do in this case. This list is set up so simple replies to list messages go to the originator and reply-all goes to the originator, the list and any other explicit recipients of that message. I happen to believe that this is the proper way to set up a list, but I don't want to start that thread here (there are plenty of examples in the archives if you want to see the arguments). The problem is if I receive an off list reply, do I treat it as though ommitting the list was a mistake and continue the thread on the list, or do I treat it as though it was off list on purpose and respect the replier's privacy and not copy back to the list? I tend toward the latter but will do the former if I think there is enough general interest. As far as ethics is concerned, unless the reply specifically indicates it is "off list", I don't have a problem including it in a further reply to the list. -- Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
