> 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. > Guess it's an "Outlook-thing"; isn't that where the "Reply all" goes to > the list (only)? It /is/ more logical this way though, "Reply" goes to > list, "Reply all" goes to list and individual ... the problem comes about when headers are not munged and pressing 'reply' sends a message to the individual who sent the previous message, while 'reply all' adds the list to the cc-field. evolution has a separate 'reply to list' function, which puts the list in the 'to' field without letting the original poster get more than one copy of the message. this is, however, lacking in most email clients. does that make anything clearer? loves, josh
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