Philip TAYLOR (Webmaster, Ret'd) wrote:
Keith Whaley wrote:
<more than I feel comfortable citing>
So what is your point, Keith ?
Fair enough, Phillip. See below, please. I am assuming you meant thes
line items as questions, not statements? I ask, because you had NO
punctuation following the last word in each sentence. I've constructed
my reply as tho' you meant these to be questions.
1) I am using e-mail inappropriately (in this context)
Perhaps. In that there is virtually no need to send a separate email to
Daniel's specific email address, as WELL as the list. Not only that but
it works a hardship on him.
If there's no rational reason to send him a personal email as well, why
do so? Just because it's habit to hit "Reply All"?
I think the reason you and others do this is because there's no choice
of "Reply To List". IMMHO that should be the default. In place of
"Reply" sending an email to the poster of that message.
When I put my mouse cursor over "Reply" it specifically says "Reply to
the message." If it actually _did_ that, that would be ideal, but it
doesn't. It replies to the last poster, PERSONALLY.
That's not what it says it was meant to do.
That is simply wrong, IMO.
2) The list is inappropriately configured
I've said that for some time now. This list is not alone in being
inappropriately configured with respect to sending an answer to a
message. I figured out a long time ago how to circumvent that niggling
little problem, but the fact that it's inconvenient and illogically
constructed is still true.
3) Seamonkey is not correctly following RFC-822
I'm aware of RFC-822, but am not enough familiar with the specific areas
to quote section and paragraph.
I realize none of this is malicious, or even terribly important in the
overall scheme of things, but to ignore a user's angst over his
ratcheting email costs is kinda cold, don'tcha think?
4) Daniel is unreasonable in his expectations
No, in my opinion he isn't.
5) Something else ?
Nossir, not at all. No hidden or unrevealed message.
If number one had been properly addressed, there would be no need for
all this palaver in the first place!
Philip Taylor
Best to one and all.
keith whaley <said with a calm smile>
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