Re: [Dorset] How to configure "Reply-To" correctly for list?
On 31/10/16 09:57, Terry Coles wrote: On Sunday, 30 October 2016 17:58:09 GMT Ralph Corderoy wrote: That sounds like you're clicking the wrong "reply" button in your mail user agent. Outside of the list, if Patrick emails you, CC me, don't you have to be careful when you reply to choose between it going just to Patrick or me too? A choice is also to be made when replying and one of the addresses is the list. Your MUA might note the List-* headers and offer list-specific options, but in general it's the same issue: to whom do I want to reply. Reading the thread that you pointed at below, I recall that I customised my toolbar to include the Actions 'Reply To All', 'Reply To Author' and 'Reply To Mailing List'. Unfortunately, the last time I upgraded those customisation's seem to have been cleared, so all I had left was the default 'Reply' I've fixed it (again) now. If the sender simply puts the mailman address in the To Address field and nothing anywhere else, then the list works fine. The list works fine? You mean you get a single copy from the list. Or Yes. something specific to replying to the email you receive from the list? No. Is it still Thunderbox you're using? No. Kontact (KMail). Always has been since around 2002. Ralph, I have a vague recollection that this was changed some years ago to prevent another problem, but I can't remember what it was. Start reading at https://www.mail-archive.com/dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk/msg05999.html and work your way down the thread in the footer. :-) Yes. I remember now. My issue then, as now, is that I never had to do anything but hit 'Reply' for years and the message would be sent to the List. Then something started sowing confusion (for me at least). I don't know what changed; KMail, or the list, but it still catches me out regularly, particulary because the KDE developers keep breaking backwards compatibility and settings that have worked for years suddenly disappear ;-( I keep threatening to abandon KDE, but the trouble is that I like more than I hate ;-) I use Thunderbird and that has a reply to list option. If I just click reply (like I just did with this reply then I realised what I had done) it will just go to the poster, in this case Terry Tim -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
Re: [Dorset] on-line test. please ignore
> > Subject: Re: [Dorset] on-line test. please ignore > > I can see it on the list "please ignore". :-) If it appears in archives, after a small delay, then it made it into Mailman and back out again, especially as the second one is external and just another list subscriber. https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/private/dorset/2016-October/015904.html https://www.mail-archive.com/dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk/msg07116.html Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
Re: [Dorset] How to configure "Reply-To" correctly for list?
Hi Terry, > My issue then, as now, is that I never had to do anything but hit > 'Reply' for years and the message would be sent to the List. Yes, because Mailman added a Reply-To set to the list's address. But this meant the typical default action of "reply" in an MUA, to just go to the originator, instead went to the list and thus "everybody". It seems safer to err on the side of not being a public post if someone replies without checking, and that matches Mailman's recommendation. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
Re: [Dorset] How to configure "Reply-To" correctly for list?
On Sunday, 30 October 2016 17:58:09 GMT Ralph Corderoy wrote: > That sounds like you're clicking the wrong "reply" button in your mail > user agent. Outside of the list, if Patrick emails you, CC me, don't > you have to be careful when you reply to choose between it going just to > Patrick or me too? A choice is also to be made when replying and one of > the addresses is the list. Your MUA might note the List-* headers and > offer list-specific options, but in general it's the same issue: to whom > do I want to reply. Reading the thread that you pointed at below, I recall that I customised my toolbar to include the Actions 'Reply To All', 'Reply To Author' and 'Reply To Mailing List'. Unfortunately, the last time I upgraded those customisation's seem to have been cleared, so all I had left was the default 'Reply' I've fixed it (again) now. > > If the sender simply puts the mailman address in the To Address field > > and nothing anywhere else, then the list works fine. > > The list works fine? You mean you get a single copy from the list. Or Yes. > something specific to replying to the email you receive from the list? No. > Is it still Thunderbox you're using? No. Kontact (KMail). Always has been since around 2002. > > Ralph, I have a vague recollection that this was changed some years > > ago to prevent another problem, but I can't remember what it was. > > Start reading at > https://www.mail-archive.com/dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk/msg05999.html and > work your way down the thread in the footer. :-) Yes. I remember now. My issue then, as now, is that I never had to do anything but hit 'Reply' for years and the message would be sent to the List. Then something started sowing confusion (for me at least). I don't know what changed; KMail, or the list, but it still catches me out regularly, particulary because the KDE developers keep breaking backwards compatibility and settings that have worked for years suddenly disappear ;-( I keep threatening to abandon KDE, but the trouble is that I like more than I hate ;-) -- Terry Coles -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2016-11-01 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
