Tuesday, January 18, 2000, 3:40:33 PM, Tom wrote:
> ...that other programs prompt is not at issue.
If one is trying to argue based on convention alone, it is. What others
do is what dictates convention.
> What if the solution was to NOT prompt, but to offer an easy way to change
> to other addresses (or other fields, what have you)? Like, say, a droplist
> when editing your message, and you could choose between From:, Reply-To: or
> even Cc:?
How will this alert me to the fact that there are reply-tos to chose from?
> Why *should* they? Keep in mind that I am not a believer in prompts
> at all, that one should be able to set up the default behaviour and
> have it work as expected every time.
Because if they do not know there is a reply-to unexpected results can
happen. Considering you just said you want it to work as expected every time,
I think you might understand what I am saying.
> An aside: if The Bat! strips virtual space, do sigdashes go out
> improperly formatted? In other words, do we get <dash><dash><space> or
> are we stuck with <dash><dash>?
TB! doesn't strip it. It is the only space it does not strip.
> Maybe an option for a prompt, but I tell you, I NEVER want to be
> prompted for such a ridiculous thing.
It is not ridiculous.
> Umm, no. If RFC822 mentions that there could be a prompt, it does not
> say that there must be a prompt. Therefore, it is not a convention.
That is what I am saying, it isn't a convention. It is nearer a standard.
> How do you figure? Why would it be that ANYONE would set a Reply-To
> address, and then not want mail to go there? (This has nothing to do
> with en-route hacking and modification.)
Some programs (*COUGH*TB!*COUGH*PMMAIL*COUGH*a few others*COUGH) force it
to be set. I'll leave it as an exercise to the reader as to what that means.
> Agreed, but I have to say it's useful on lists.
Uhm, it serves no purpose on the lists.
"Who did you reply to, then, hmmm?"
Tuesday, January 18, 2000, 3:40:33 PM, Tom wrote:
^^^
Also threading anyone?
> Don't ask as default, how 'bout that?
Then how do you know there is a choice to be made?
> Set the default behaviour the way you want it, and then it doesn't
> need to be clarified. (I think someone said "templates".)
Feh, that is bullshit and you know it.
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