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[Eric Dunbar]

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:59:46 +1000, CB <ubuntu-users at crispin.cb-ss.net> wrote:
> Simon Ekstrand wrote:
> 
> >My only reply in this semi-religious thread.
> >http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html

Some not-so-very-convincing arguments!

> You know, I've never even seen this discussed on a list where reply-to
> was rewritten back to the list. The fact that it only comes up in this
> list rather suggests to me that it's not 'religious' (ideologues tend to
> like to hear their own voice on their beloved topic  whereever
> possible!), but just a matter of practical annoyance.

I have to second that opinion. This has NEVER come up before on any
other list to which I have been subscribed and it seems to appear
every week or so on the Ubuntu lists. It is indeed a GREAT source of
frustration when _no_ other list to which I am subscribed does
reply-to-sender.

Having skimmed the rest of the posts it seems the majority of people
are in support of the SENSIBLE (given what the overwhelming number of
lists are) reply-to-list default.

FYI Ubuntu-developers has reply-to-list as the default.

PS Simon Ekstrand, how come your e-mail results in reply-to-list as
being the default whereas the other posts require reply-to-all to post
to the list (and clutter individuals' mailboxes with extraneous
e-mails)?

Eric.