On Monday 12 September 2005 03:50, Russell Butler wrote:
> ken green wrote:
> > This is not OOo-specific, but a question about this particular list.
> >
> > I notice a lot of reminders to keep replies on the list (both in posted
> > message bodies as well as some signatures).
> >
> > Isn't this list configured to set each and every Reply-to header to
> > [email protected] ?
> >
> > Are people using a mail client that ignores/overrides the Reply-to
> > header? Or are people actually hitting Reply, copying the address of the
> > poster and overwriting [email protected] with that poster's address?
> >
> > I'm not trying to picky, start a fight, or anything like. I am genuinely
> > curious. I've been on many lists over the years, and seen this issue
> > come up before, but never as frequent as I see it here.
> >
> > Am I missing something? Is there a web-based interface that this list
> > uses that ignores/overrides the Reply-to header?
> >
> > Consufed.....
>
> Hi Ken
>
> As one of the guilty parties asking people to "reply only to
> [email protected]" I will explain my motivation.
>
> I use it only where I see a "moderated" in the mail headers, meaning the
> sender is not subscribed to the list. The reply reminder is an attempt
> (largely unsuccessful) to keep their replies on the list, as it does
> help to know if something works, or if one did not give a clear
> explanation, etc. This means that I have CC'd the original poster.
I also do this, but have been setting my own "Reply-to:" field for responses
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've found this reduces replies to me personally
greatly.
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