Reply-to in Ubuntu Users List

[Jan Morén]

fre 2004-11-12 klockan 09:15 -0800 skrev Ed Fletcher:
> Fabio Mora wrote:
> > Ed Fletcher wrote:
> > read this:
> > 
> > http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html
> > 
> > fab'
> 
> OK, I've read it.  I can't say that I agree with the author of that 
> page.  I have no problem with my list replys automatically going to the 
> list.  As it is, I use Reply-to-all and delete the non-list address.  I 
> could let it go without doing that but you'd get two copies of the same 
> message.  Where's the benefit in that?  I still feel that setting the 
> Reply-to header to the list address is a good idea.  However, different 
> people will have different ideas on this.

Not everybody who posts on a mailing list is actually subscribed.
Especially for posting specific questions, it's not that uncommon. Also,
with a high-traffic list like this it is easy to miss a reply to
something you wrote even if you are subscribed. I know that I prefer
getting a copy sent to me specifically as well.


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