Benji Weber wrote: > On 4/12/07, John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I've had enough of this list, I really do not like off-list replies to my >> attempts to help people. >> >> They are bad because >> 1. It breaks filtering (the list-id header is present in mail from the >> list >> and it's sensible to use it to filter email). >> 2. Other people can't see my errors and correct them. I'm not perfect. >> 3. Other people can't see corrections to my errors and learn from them. >> 4. Off-list replies don't get archived. >> 5. It breaks threading. I like email one topic to be grouped into one >> thread. >> Since most email clients support this feature, I suspect others value >> it too. > > Quite. > > I frequently accidentally email people off-list due to the reply-to > being not set to the list. Which I expect may be responsible for most > of the off-list emailing. Default reply for many email clients is to > reply off-list.
I set a reply-to header to the list, so that the default for a reply is directed to the list. My server only accepts mails to the list address from the mailinglist server. If someone wants to send a private mail to me the contact address is shown in my signature. >> I equate off-list with spam, and unless I specifically give you >> permission to >> email me, you don't have the right. > > This is rediculous. Why? Aside from the annoying spam to the list addresses (spammers like web archives!) the purpuse of a support mailinglist is to help each other and have the archive available as a research base. Private replies defeat this purpose. For these reasons I do not understand why you think it is ridiculous. Sometimes I get private replies because the requested logs or configuration files contain private data, but otherwise I see no reason for private replies. Being lazy on your part does not constitute a good reason for private replies. -- Sandy List replies only please! Please address PMs to: news-reply2 (@) japantest (.) homelinux (.) com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
