Hallo Mary, On Fri, 24 Jan 2003 22:41:02 -0600GMT (25-1-03, 5:41 +0100GMT, where I live), you wrote:
MB> However, other subscribers to TBUDL are saying that properly MB> written List protocols will over-ride a Poster's "reply to" MB> configuration. It's not really a matter of properly written protocols, but it's a matter of personal taste. ;-) There are those who compare lists to newsgroups, where you can add your reply-to header to make sure the reply will be send to you privately and not public. They think that when the poster to a list supplies a reply-to that ought to be a conscious decision on his/her side that shouldn't be overridden by the list. Others think that when you're writing to a public list, you should be expecting public answers, especially since the question one person asks could be the question the next would ask too. There are other lists too. Some lists make it impossible to reply privately to the original poster, since the list software replaces his e-mail address with something else. From a privacy point of view that's great. ;-) Some list-programs have other possibilities to be configured, but some programs don't even support the possibility to insert reply-to's. It's all philosophical I think. Eventual follow-ups to tbot, please. This getting of topic. (Newsclients also support a follow-up header, to get all replies in one group after an original crossposted message.) -- Groetjes, Roelof ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
