Re: [users] Re: Return Receipts.

2010-07-22 Thread Marcello Romani
Bruce Martin ha scritto: Dear Larry and more: As is well known, return receipts have their place, even if some don't want to deal with them, yet have the capability on their own machines. I believe every user has the right to use them as he/she sees fit, within the limits of what the internet

Re: [users] Re: Return Receipts.

2010-07-22 Thread James Knott
Bruce Martin wrote: I see this as a case where the borders of live and let live have really been set for all of us by the provisions of the internet and the existing software as a whole, not by any smaller group. So, you feel it's your right to irritate so many others. Mail lists are one

Re: [users] Re: Return Receipts.

2010-07-22 Thread Gene Young
On 7/22/2010 10:13 AM, James Knott wrote: Bruce Martin wrote: I see this as a case where the borders of live and let live have really been set for all of us by the provisions of the internet and the existing software as a whole, not by any smaller group. So, you feel it's your right to

Re: [users] Re: Return Receipts.

2010-07-22 Thread John Kaufmann
In a message dated 2010.07.22 10:44 -0500, Gene Young wrote: The simple solution is for everyone to create a simple rule that deletes, unread and un-answered, all messages with a return receipt request. Why create a simple rule? - as already pointed out, Thunderbird (and most other mail

Re: [users] Re: Return Receipts.

2010-07-22 Thread Vic Dura
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:44:18 -0400, Gene Young n2...@cfl.rr.com wrote Re Re: [users] Re: Return Receipts.: The simple solution is for everyone to create a simple rule that deletes, unread and un-answered, all messages with a return receipt request. Then you need only add the offender's email

Re: [users] Re: Return Receipts.

2010-07-22 Thread Gene Young
On 7/22/2010 11:42 AM, John Kaufmann wrote: In a message dated 2010.07.22 10:44 -0500, Gene Young wrote: The simple solution is for everyone to create a simple rule that deletes, unread and un-answered, all messages with a return receipt request. Why create a simple rule? - as already

RE: [users] Re: Return Receipts.

2010-07-21 Thread Bruce Martin
Dear Larry and more: As is well known, return receipts have their place, even if some don't want to deal with them, yet have the capability on their own machines. I believe every user has the right to use them as he/she sees fit, within the limits of what the internet provides, and no other

[users] Re: Return Receipts.

2010-07-21 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2010/07/21 7:36 PM Bruce Martin wrote: Dear Larry and more: As is well known, return receipts have their place, even if some don't want to deal with them, yet have the capability on their own machines. Yes they have there place. But it is not on mailing lists. Using them on mailing

[users] Re: Return Receipts.

2010-07-21 Thread NoOp
On 07/21/2010 06:36 PM, Bruce Martin wrote: Dear Larry and more: As is well known, return receipts have their place, even if some don't want to deal with them, yet have the capability on their own machines. They have no place on mailing lists. Please stop.

Re: [users] Re: Return Receipts.

2010-07-21 Thread John Kaufmann
Bruce, I have refrained from replying directly to you, in the interest of avoiding yet more return receipt requests to the list noise - and because I thought Larry and NoOp were already making all the right points. It was sad to see that their good sense was not enough. After reflection,