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The Thursday 2007-04-12 at 13:54 +0200, Sandy Drobic wrote:
> I set a reply-to header to the list, so that the default for a reply is
> directed to the list.
And I have procmail set to overwrite it using formail, so it is lost :-p
However, I set it to the list, so that I can use Pine easily.
> >> 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.
He thinks it is ridiculous to consider private emails as spam, I
understand. It may be a nuisance, but not that much. My filters are clever
enough to separate list replies, CCs, and directs.
> 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.
Most of them are simply mistakes. The fact is that many mail clients are
not list aware and friendly - not even Pine - thus people may get confused
at first and email direct by accident. Then, they revert to reply to all,
which is another nuisance, but not a big one.
SuSE version of thunderbird contains a hidden setting to modify "reply
all" behaviour so that it sends to the list instead. I forgot how I
activated it, though.
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Cheers,
Carlos E. R.
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