Re: [OT?] Replying to posts in debian-user
On Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 07:30:49PM +0530, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote:
> This question has been nagging me every time I reply to some post. What
> is the recommended way to reply to any message?
>
> If I use "reply-to-all", icedove adds the original sender in the "To:"
> field and the debian-user address in the "CC:" field. If I send it in
> this way, will the sender receive two posts? I never received multiple
> replies to any of my posts, so I think the list software probably
> doesn't send out multiple copies to the same recipient. Am I correct in
> assuming this?
No. If you send to two recipeints: the list and a person, the list
can't un-send your message to the person. You would have been sending
two. Mutt has a 'list reply' which only sends to the list. I don't
know about icedove.
>
> In case I was mistaken, my apologies to everyone who has been spammed by
> multiple mails from me :)
>
> Or should I delete the sender's address from the list? I should probably
> leave the sender's address as it is if they ask to be cc'd for not being
> on the list. What about the other cases?
>
Other cases: the code of conduct for debian lists says to just send to
the list.
> I know this question is fairly elementary, but thought I'd better get my
> basics straight instead of continuing to annoy people with my ignorance.
Thanks.
Doug.
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