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On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Jason Costomiris wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Santiago Vila Doncel wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 Mar 1997, Jason Costomiris wrote:
> > > Can we get this list to set a Reply-to: header, like every other piece of
> > > list software I've ever used?  It's kind of a PITA to do a reply that goes
> > > only to the list with the current configuration.
> > 
> > Please read:
> > 
> > http://garcon.unicom.com/FAQ/reply-to-harmful.html
> 
> Ok, I've read it.  It's a bunch of bunk.  I use pine for mail.  If there's
> a reply-to: header set, I get asked if I should use the reply-to: header
> instead of that of the author.  I also get asked if I would like to reply
> to all.

Not exactly. Sometimes what you call "author's email address" is a
non-existing one. So whatever information goes into the original Reply-To
should be preserved. Or just simply the original poster wants to be
replied to another email address.

Yes, I also use Pine, and I usually "reply to all recipients" (with such a
high volume its very easy to miss a message), sometimes only to the
original poster, and very few times only to the list.

> [ ... ]
> If the list won't start doing it, I think I'll just start
> using some formail action to do it myself.

I think this is a good idea.

I really believe that having no Reply-To for mailing lists is the best
"default state", and users willing to change this could/should do this for
their own.

Thanks.

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Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>


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