[OT] List software, duplicate mail, or not. (was ... Re: Building computer)
On Fri, Oct 04, 2013 at 05:44:44AM -0400, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On 10/03/2013 05:11 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> > No apology necessary. I'm on many open lists (LKML) where hitting
> > reply-to-list only goes to the sender. So I've been guilty myself a few
> > times.
> >
> so that is list specific... I wondered, because sometimes I hit reply &
> it goes to the person, other times it goes to the list.. Thunderbird..
I think it has been discussed before, but depending on the list software
used and the settings, if someone CC's you then you get a private mail
but not a list mail - it still goes to the list, it's just that *you*
don't get a copy!
It seems as though this started because people who are from Windows
might get confused with getting two copies of a mail!!!
A couple of times I recd a private email which was also addressed to a
list and deleted it (because it makes more sense to reply to the list,
obviously) but when I opened that list's mailbox -- it wasn't there!!
None of the Debian lists I am subscribed to have this serious problem.
There is a personal setting which you can change from your subscription
page, (you're given a password and reminded monthly what is is) which
you can toggle: (unfortunately, on some lists default is yes.)
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(*) No
( ) Yes
Avoid duplicate copies of messages?
When you are listed explicitly in the To: or Cc: headers of a list
message, you can opt to not receive another copy from the mailing list.
Select Yes to avoid receiving copies from the mailing list; select No to
receive copies.
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Sorry to labour the point, but what is happening to logic in the world
today?
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people
who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the
oppressing." --- Malcolm X
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