Re: OT: Thunderbird 0.4 "feels" better
Incoming from Josh Robinson:
> > Hey, you're right.
> > "Reply all" puts the list as CC, individual as "To" --- however, the
> > `simple' "Reply" puts *only* the list as recipient. This mail, for
> > instance, was sent with "Reply", and at least I believe it's sent only
> > to the list, and not you as an individual (as well).
>
> that's because on this list, the reply-to headers are set to reply to
> the list. clicking 'reply' therefore does just that. that behaviour is
> the same in almost all mail clients.
>
> the problem with this sort of list, though, is that replying backchannel
> becomes rather difficult, unless one's mail-client has the option to
> overide the reply-to header and send to the 'from' address. such a
> command exists in pine (where one is asked each time whether one wants
> to use the reply-to rather than the from address) or mulberry, where
> there is an option to 'reply to from', with the same effect.
I don't believe any of this is true. I can see no Reply-to: header in
what I get from the list. Running mutt, "r" replies to sender. "L"
does a list reply.
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