Re: [PATCH] Mailman solution to Cc:s to users on mailing lists
Ben Gertzfield <che@debian.org> writes:
> This patch is against Mailman CVS and has been sent upstream; it
> allows per-user configuration if they want list duplicates.
>
> Duplicates will not be sent if the user enables this option in the
> following cases:
>
> 1) If the user is on multiple mailing lists that are all in the
> To:/Cc:/etc. fields, they will only get one list copy.
>
> 2) If the user is specifically mentioned in the To:/Cc:/etc. fields,
> the list will not send them a copy.
[...]
> Anyway, I know the current lists don't use Mailman, but when/if they
> do, it's the right solution.
As far as I can see this won't help for readers who:
a) read a list via a mail-to-news gateway, or some similar
arrangement;
b) post from a different address to the one that is subscribed, e.g.
if using <username>+<suffix> style addresses to aid sorting of
mail.
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