Re: Replying to list
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Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 04:04:40PM -0500, Seth Goodman wrote:
> [...]
>> So getting back to the topic of this thread, insisting that
>> "all competent mailers" have a 'Reply to List' function, when
>> none of the most common mailers for people trapped in the most
>> widely used operating system have the required feature, is not
>> really helpful to them. We seem to be saying, in effect, "if
>> you aren't smart enough to already use Linux and have a
>> competent MUA, get off this list". That is hardly welcoming to
>> those who are curious.
Mutt, Tbird, Evo & KMail all have their faults.
If Tbird had Reply-to-List, it would be pretty close to great.
Evo is too fat, too dependent on GNOME, and a bit flaky.
Mutt not friendly enough for the "lite" user.
KMail needs KDE. I'm sure there are other problems, but that's
enough for me...
> There is nothing wrong with telling people that their <insert
> broken software package here> is
> [broken|not-standards-compliant|...] but the reality is that we
> can only do that gently as a way to begin educating others. Case
> in point: my sister uses hotmail and insists on top-posting. I
> pointed out once how this didn't work so well, demonstrated how
> to snip and intersperse responses and explained that it was more
> "courteous" to do things the "right" way. So, now she tries, and
> fails miserably, but she at least has an idea of it and over time
> she'll likely come around. Meanwhile, I suffer through silently
> knowing that someday she'll get it.
That's my problem: I *assumed* that anyone bright enough to be on
this list is bright enough to grok Reply-to-List.
> There seem to be two ways to handle it, bludgeon them for their
> lack of knowledge and drive them away, or be a gentle persuader
> and convert them over time.
But it's so much more satisfying.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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