On 10/22/07, Ofer Inbar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've seen this debate on a lot of lists. I firmly believe having a > list munge reply-to is almost universally a very bad idea (the > main exception being very small lists of people who know each other). > > Most email programs allow you to tell them the names of the lists you > subscribe to, and/or can autodetect what the list name is from the > appropriate headers, and give you an easy list-reply command. So you > have your usual individual reply command, group reply / reply to all, > and list reply. If you're annoyed by having to edit headers to reply > to the list, then learn how to use your email program's list-reply > command. > > Yes, sometimes someone accidentally replies to you and not the list. > You write them back and ask, "did you mean to send this just to me, or > to the list?" Mildly annoying, but either of you can send the message > on to the list and the rest of the list members lose nothing. > > If you go the other way, though, the error case is that sometimes > someone sends to the list a message they intended to be private. > Not only does it increase list volume mostly with noise, but it > occasionally leads to embarrassment, confusion, or breach of privacy. > It makes all of the above more likely to happen accidentally, and when > they do happen, there's no way to take it back. > -- Cos >
Thank you for a well thought response. It sounds like a decent part of the list agrees with me, and a decent part disagree. However you are the first anti-munger to not refer to a FAQ which refers to unpersuasive arguments by a 3rd party. I would wager that on a up or down vote that the the mungers would have it, however the the support is not overwhelming, which it ought to be for a change like this to be made. Oh well. INSERT INTO `mysql_list` SET `forum`= 'RELIGION', `topic` = 'reply-to'; -- Rob Wultsch -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
