Duplicated messages sent from the list

Doug dmcgarrett at optonline.net
Sat Feb 8 21:51:24 UTC 2014


On 02/08/2014 02:48 PM, Christopher M wrote:
> On 02/08/2014 01:40 PM, Doug wrote:
>> On 02/08/2014 02:19 PM, Christopher M wrote:
>>> On 12/02/2013 07:10 AM, Myriam Schweingruber wrote:
>>>> Hi Ralf,
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Ralf Mardorf <kde.lists at yahoo.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> sometimes I receive duplicated messages _from the list_ (no CC
>>>>> issue). It
>>>>> doesn't matter if I sent the mail or somebody else sent a mail to
>>>>> the list.
>>>>> The mails I receive two times are just one time in the archive.
>>>>>
>>>>> There seemingly is an issue with the list's mailman or with my
>>>>> Kubuntu Saucy's
>>>>> KMail.
>>>>
>>>> This is not a bug in mailman nor in KMail, you just need to set the
>>>> option in your mailman subscription to not receive your own mails
>>>> (option "not metoo"), that's all. Currently you get all your mails as
>>>> well as the one from the list.
>>>> If you receive a double mail from somebody else, this person likely
>>>> sent an extra copy to you and the list. Since only subscribers can
>>>> post on the list, this is not necessary, so everybody should use the
>>>> "reply-to-list" option only.
>>>>
>>>> Regards, Myriam
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Myriam,
>>>
>>> now in thunderbird I see the following options. I am using the
>>> newsgroup through Thunderbird but I have it set up as a newsgroup
>>>
>>> When looking at the threads I see this:
>>>
>>> * Reply to sender
>>>
>>> * Reply to all
>>>
>>> * reply to list
>>>
>>> I am new to newsgroups I have never used them before... But, really
>>> want to keep up with whats going on with Kubuntu. So what does each
>>> option do?
>>>
>>> Sender: would be just to you? as in it would email it to you instead
>>> of posting to the group? That is what I have been using.
>>>
>>> Reply to all ???? does what
>>>
>>> List ???? does what
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Christopher
>>>
>>>
>> (I sent this "reply to list.")  By now you may realize that everybody
>> received two copies of your message! So whatever is going on,
>> either at your end or at the server, it ain't right!
>>
>> --doug
>
>
> Hi Doug, how about this?
>
> I just hit REPLY inside of your message it says its only going to 
> gmane.linux.ubuntu.user.kubuntu is that right?
>
> Thanks,
> Christopher
>
> also I need a way I lost my email to tell mailman to NOT send me a 
> copy of my own messages? Thanks.
>>
>
>
>
Using Thunderbird, in the pull-down, "reply" sends the message to the 
folks who now receive it.
The alternatives are "reply to all" or "reply to list" I suspect you are 
using some other mail program.

--doug




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