Re: Mailing list headers
MJ Ray wrote:
> Anthony DeRobertis <anthony@derobert.net> wrote:
> > Debian list policy pretty clearly states not to cc the sender on list
> > replies. [...]
>
> Then why bother setting a header no-one sees at all? My point is that the
> M-F-T header is useless for conveying *whether or not* you want a cc and you
> might as well put your preference in your sig too. Berating people saying
> "look at some headers" is rather daft.
Consider it a courtesy to users whose MUAs support M-F-T. Their
group-reply command will send to the right addresses automatically,
without them having to manually set To:/CC:.
It's true that you shouldn't have to mention it at all, if you don't want
to be CC'd. But some people don't know about the mailing list policy
unless someone tells them.
If you do want to be CC'd, I'd agree that you should mention it in your
mail, as well as your M-F-T (if you use that). I would even put it in
the body, rather than the sig.
Jason
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