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["jdow" <jdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: "Anders Johansson" <andjoh@xxxxxxxxxx>

> On Tuesday 15 August 2006 00:12, Felix Miata wrote:
> > On 06/08/14 23:41 (GMT+0200) Anders Johansson apparently typed:
> > > A *distribution* list is the official name of what we refer to as
> > > "mailing list". It distributes email to people who say they want them (by
> > > subscribing to the distribution list). It doesn't author anything, and
> > > saying it does is not even debatable, it's just flat out wrong
> >
> > That's why the RFC needs to make a distinction between author and
> > distributor. Most  mailing list subscribers don't give a diddly who the
> > author is or what he wants. They only want their replies by default to
> > go back to the place they came from,
>
> Right up to the point at which they inadvertently spread private information 
> all over the internet because they forgot that pressing "reply" sent it to 
> everyone
>
> Please read
>
> http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html

Inconsistent behavior is the real bad thing.

And the above link is spurious - once you get used to handling a list
one way on all emails you're just as likely to make the "default"
mistake pressing alt-meta-cokebottle-L to send to the list as it
is to simply hit reply.

{^_^}   Joanne - has made BOTH mistakes.