Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3464 mails)

[Sandy Drobic <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Carlos E. R. wrote:

> The Thursday 2007-04-12 at 13:54 +0200, Sandy Drobic wrote:
> 
>> I set a reply-to header to the list, so that the default for a reply is
>> directed to the list.
> 
> And I have procmail set to overwrite it using formail, so it is lost :-p
> 
> However, I set it to the list, so that I can use Pine easily.

Whatever, as long as it works. (^-°)

>>>> I equate off-list with spam, and unless I specifically give you
>>>> permission to
>>>> email me, you don't have the right.
>>> This is rediculous.
>> Why? Aside from the annoying spam to the list addresses (spammers like web
>> archives!) the purpuse of a support mailinglist is to help each other and
>> have the archive available as a research base. Private replies defeat this
>> purpose.
> 
>> For these reasons I do not understand why you think it is ridiculous.
> 
> He thinks it is ridiculous to consider private emails as spam, I 
> understand. It may be a nuisance, but not that much. My filters are clever 
> enough to separate list replies, CCs, and directs.

I don't need filters because my server is rejecting these Mails hard. May
the lazy guy wonder why he is getting these bounces.

>> Sometimes I get private replies because the requested logs or
>> configuration files contain private data, but otherwise I see no reason
>> for private replies. Being lazy on your part does not constitute a good
>> reason for private replies.
> 
> Most of them are simply mistakes. The fact is that many mail clients are 
> not list aware and friendly - not even Pine - thus people may get confused 
> at first and email direct by accident. Then, they revert to reply to all, 
> which is another nuisance, but not a big one.
> 
> SuSE version of thunderbird contains a hidden setting to modify "reply 
> all" behaviour so that it sends to the list instead. I forgot how I 
> activated it, though.

For a long time I used "reply-all" in Thunderbird and edited the
recipients, then I discovered a plugin for List Reply, so I only have to
remember to click on "Reply List".

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