Re: debian-user and mutt...
On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 15:27:22 +0000
Digby Tarvin <digbyt@acm.org> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Thanks for your message..
>
> On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 03:25:44PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> > >
> > > Why is it that on the other lists I subscribe to a 'reply' to
> > > a posting by default goes to the list, but on this list it
> > > goes only to the original poster, and a 'replay-all' goes to
> > > the list with CC to the poster, which is presumably what
> > > the signature abore refers to...
> >
> > This has been discussed, I think once per month (at least) :)
> > It has to do with Reply-To munging and is a BIG flame-bait on
> > this list. So please don't start
>
> Looks like I didn't wait long enough then - I've only been
> subscribed since Jan 25th..
>
> Is there a list FAQ I should have consulted - I didn't find one on
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/
>
> That is usually the best way to avoid having the same questions
> asked over and over..
Kamaraju Kusumanchi (Raju) (I hope I didn't misspell his name) was putting together something like this. You can search for his posts. The thread was embedded in another thread about newbies ... a long thread.
> Alternatively, is there a searcheable archive?
This is the official search page: http://lists.debian.org/search.html
Optionally the archive is hosted at gmane and google groops and I think a few other places. You can search, browse, post through their interfaces
[snip]
> > P.S. Reply-ing to your mail (in Sylpheed) put your address in CC.
> > It usually does not ...
>
> There is nothing incorrect in my headers as far as I know, but I do
> use a 'Reply-to:' to make sure that mail goes to my mailbox rather
> than just back to wherever I happened to originate a message from...
>
> Perhaps that causes your MUA to behave differently for some reason?
>
> Regards,
> DigbyT
> --
> Digby R. S. Tarvin digbyt(at)digbyt.com
> http://www.digbyt.com
That explains it. On a mailing list like this one, the Reply-To is normally used if you happen to post from a different address then the one subscribed (or you are not subscribed at all) and you want a CC to that address. BTW setting a Reply-To on other mailing list is useless as they are rewriting it. It's all explained very well in the link from cga
Regards
Andrei
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