mail to individuals

[Stephen]

Cameron Hutchison wrote:
> Odd <iodine at runbox.no> writes:
>   
>> Samuel Thurston, III wrote:
>>     
>
>   
>>> "why is the list configured wrong" when in fact the proper question is
>>> "why is my email client broken, and why do i continue to use it even
>>> though it is".
>>>       
>
>   
>> The email client isn't broken. It simply lacks a function that wouldn't
>> be needed if lists are set up in a way that makes the most sense.
>>     
>
> "Makes the most sense" to who?
>
> If the list were to be configured the way you propose it should be, what
> button/key-press/menu-item should I use when I want to privately reply
> to the author of an email sent to the mailing list? 
>
> It seems email clients would need a new function called reply-to-author
> for this case. This means the "reply" function is now polymorphic/modal
> - in some cases it will reply to the author, in others it will reply to
> the list. Modal interfaces are usually considered confusing,
> particularly when there is no indication of the mode.
>
> To me, the functions reply, reply-all and reply-to-list having
> well-defined and invariant behaviour is what makes the most sense.
>
>
>   
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As you can see the Reply_To Field is the Ubuntu mailing list. This is 
the way that makes the most sense. Lots of people that use these list 
are new to computers, and every other list has it so when you click on 
reply it sends the reply to the list.

If you want to send a message to the individual then you can right click 
on the individual's email address and choose "Compose Mail To" option.

It seems like Microsoft says every one has to conform to the way we do 
things, because we're number one.

Is that the same as Sounder's attitude?

Stephen.
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