Re: From address and Reply to address
On Wednesday, February 28, 2001, 7:32:26 AM, Nick wrote: I've been burned a couple of times on mailing lists by not noticing that a message from a friend was actually sent to the list we're both subscribed to and not to me directly. When I reply, my reply is sent to all on the list- sometimes with embarrassing results. What would be wonderful would be a warning that alerts me when I'm replying to a message where the From: and the Reply To: addresses aren't the same. While I'm not against your suggestion, the problem can be easily avoided by setting up filters for the mailing lists you subscribe to and sort them into different folders. By doing so, private mail won't be mixed with mailing list messages. I notice that at the bottom of the Reply template window there's an option that reads: "Do Not use From Name for Reply To address" Is this my dreamed of feature- or if not, what does it do? Unfortunately, no. When you post to a mailing list, your name is in the "From" field, but the list's address is on the "Reply-To" field. When I reply to you, TB would, by default, take the "name" from the "From" field and the address from the "Reply-To" field. The result is something like: TO: "Nick Knisely" [EMAIL PROTECTED] See? it's your name, but the list's address. It's nice since it conveys who I'm replying to. Yet some people consider it confusing (my address is not tbudl..., or my don't own the list, etc.), so TB gives you the option to turn that off, hence the result would be TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Best regards, Ming-Li The Bat! 1.51 Beta/1 | Win2k SP1 -- __ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are subscribed as : archive@jab.org
Re: From address and Reply to address
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear Nick, On 28 February 2001 at 10:32:26 -0500 (which was 15:32 where I live) words of wisdom emanated from Nick Knisely. NK I've been burned a couple of times on mailing lists by not noticing NK that a message from a friend was actually sent to the list we're both NK subscribed to and not to me directly. When I reply, my reply is sent NK to all on the list- sometimes with embarrassing results. Personally I do the following (1) Sort everything that comes in into folders. (SPAM get left in the in box) (2) Use the ticker to see when new messages arive. (3) Go to each folder and use the Ctrl+] do navigate from one message. I also use Templates for groups inside my address book that is why I am replying to "Nick Knisely on TBUDL" [EMAIL PROTECTED]. My only trouble use to come in trying to reply to some one of list but I sorted that with a OT. - -- Regards, ___ David | MUA :- The Bat! 1.51 Beta/1 | E-mailaholics | _| Win 2000 Server 5.0.2195 SP1 | International | | Oxymoron: sit up| -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.8ckt (Build 04/01) Comment: PGP Signed, sealed, delivered. iQA/AwUBOp0h8PmK8eZlD0U0EQI8qwCfae9gdeag81FbfZR0Qjqo9WPfcuUAoLB2 VBOQtyvoV+n3stYvhzjxBjSk =RGTN -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- __ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are subscribed as : archive@jab.org
Re: From address and Reply to address
Hallo Nick, On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:32:26 -0500 GMT (28/02/01, 23:32 +0800 GMT), Nick Knisely wrote: NK I've been burned a couple of times on mailing lists by not noticing that a NK message from a friend was actually sent to the list we're both subscribed to NK and not to me directly. When I reply, my reply is sent to all on the list- NK sometimes with embarrassing results. I will commit a sacrilege and say that a certain Mr Lamb (old hands on this list will remember him) was right: look at the TO: field before you hit "send". ;-) -- Cheers, Thomas. Moderator der deutschen The Bat! Beginner Liste. The hardness of the butter is directly proportional to the softness of the bread. Message reply created with The Bat! 1.51 Beta/1 under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 1998 using an Intel Celeron 366Mhz, 128MB RAM -- __ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are subscribed as : archive@jab.org
Re: From address and Reply to address
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Thomas! On Wednesday, February 28, 2001 at 5:14:59 PM you wrote: I will commit a sacrilege and say that a certain Mr Lamb (old hands on this list will remember him) was right: look at the TO: field before you hit "send". ;-) He wasn't always wrong ... ;-). - -- Dierk Haasis PGP keys available: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Subject=SendMyPGPkeys The Bat 1.49 Windows 95 4.0 1212 C Nur der Schwache wappnet sich mit Hrte. Wahre Strke kann sich Toleranz, Verstndnis und Gte leisten. (Tilly Boesche-Zacharowski) -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.8ckt Comment: Privacy is the core element of freedom! iQA/AwUBOp0b2PTo1oA8g8dLEQJFTgCfcQyoPXt7DJnvBN2EGpwZHUEsTesAoPLO kolRb0JVsKbRH21VSuZXHnDe =GKXj -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- __ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are subscribed as : archive@jab.org
Re: From address and Reply to address
Hi Tim, @ 11:25:56 AM on 2/28/2001, Tim Musson wrote: For some of my lists that is the only way... Sometimes it is to the list, and others it is to the sender. I have yet to figure out why. :-( For lists that do not set the Reply-to header, the reply is made out to the sender. This is the reason some lists' templates have to be created at the folder level. If you do that, you just have to be careful, and get used to looking at the To field. I have around 4 lists that have folder level templates. I suppose one could always stick %To='' at the top of every template so that they'd be forced to type in the address manually (or use a handle). I just went with folder templates, and I try to be careful. -- Brian Clark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Architect, Designer, and Programmer PGP is spoken here: 0xE4D0C7C8 [TB! 1.51 Beta/1, Windows 98 (SE) 4.10 Build A] -- __ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You are subscribed as : archive@jab.org
