can someone point me to the list instructions please ...
I'm sure there must be something, but I can't find it. I want to reply to different items in a thread in a manner that preserves the threading. Ta. Mable ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: can someone point me to the list instructions please ...
On Fri Aug 30 13:59:51 BST 2013, Mable Syrup wrote: I want to reply to different items in a thread in a manner that preserves the threading. Hi again Mable Syrup! I was also having this issue (due to pure infamiliarity with mailing lists) back when I started posting here, please read this from the (main) archive: http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/get_iplayer/2011-March/001193.html and this thread: http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/get_iplayer/2011-April/001240.html If you are properly subscribed to the list and you want to reply to a particular mail already inside your inbox, then do just that - if your mail client is not broken, it should properly handle the Reply-to header and maintain the threading - be sure to click the Reply All button, so that all the list members get your post, not only the sender of the mail you are replying to... (this issue was recently discussed in the list, may or may not be particular to this list and may depend on the mail client used...). I'm afraid I'm not an expert in this field, others truely knowledgeable are free to chime in for corrections/additions! Many regards! Vangelis. ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: can someone point me to the list instructions please ...
On 30/08/2013 13:59, Mable Syrup wrote: I'm sure there must be something, but I can't find it. I want to reply to different items in a thread in a manner that preserves the threading. The correct thing to do depends on the mail client you are using. I see you are on the Yahoo Mail Web Service, which I think has a `Reply` and a `Reply to All` button. The safest thing to do is use `Reply to All` and check the `To` and `Cc` fields on your replt message. If you want to send a courtesy copy to the original sender then leave his address in there, otherwise remove it and leave just the list address. You may find that using just `Reply` creates a reply message with just the list address in the `To` line. If so then this is the one you want to use, but it is most likely to be addressed to just the originator of the message. Any reply that goes to the list will maintain the threading of the messages. The only way to break it is by creating and sending a new message manually, or forwarding one to the list. Summary: See if `Reply` creates a message addressed to the list, if so (probably not) then use that. If not then use `Reply to All` and remove the original poster's address unless you want to send a courtesy copy. You may be interested in this. http://www.mail-list.com/reply-to-sender-reply-to-list-reply-to-all/ Rob ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: can someone point me to the list instructions please ...
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 11:10:56PM +0100, David Woodhouse wrote: Did I miss anything? That a standards-compliant modern MUA will also have a reply-to-list function, which acts on the RFC2369 headers to direct a reply intended forthe list to the right address. ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
Re: can someone point me to the list instructions please ...
On Fri, 2013-08-30 at 23:23 +0100, Roger Bell_West wrote: On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 11:10:56PM +0100, David Woodhouse wrote: Did I miss anything? That a standards-compliant modern MUA will also have a reply-to-list function, which acts on the RFC2369 headers to direct a reply intended forthe list to the right address. Yes, but please don't use that. It's extremely rude to drop someone from Cc on a thread they are actively participating in. They may not be *subscribed* to the list. Or they may be subscribed but filtering it into a folder which they rarely check, knowing that replies to their own messages should land in their inbox, etc. As described at http://david.woodhou.se/reply-to-list.html -- dwmw2 smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
