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Re: Q about mailing lists ethics



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Ernst-Magne Vindal wrote:

| I'm always wondering wat's the correct way to post on the list.
|
| Ofcause when posting questions to the list I send to debian-user@,
| but when I shall reply I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. I'm
| using Pine as my mailclient and when I hit Reply, say Yes to
| include the message and then I'm not sure what next is the correct
| thing to do. Pine ask if I shall Reply to all, i I day yes then the
| To field is the user and CC is Debian-user list.
|
| I thought I should Reply to Debian-user list and CC to the user
| asking the question.
|
| Can someone experienced please correct me? Or is there a quide on
| howto do this correct?
|
| Thanks.
|
| /ernst-magne

Reply to the list without cc to the user is prefered by most people on
the list. Some people don't
mind if you cc them, others detest it.
To be sure, only reply to the list unless they send you a mail
directly (not via the list).
Refrain from topposting too and you should be fine.

Regards,
Benedict
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