* Linda Walsh
When I replied to Ken Scheider@opensuse, it defaulted to going to the list.
So it is obvious to me that people can choose whether responses to them goto the list, or goto them and require Cc'ing the list to keep the rest of the list in the loop.
*You* still do not understand. Ken has added a Reply-To: header directed to the list in his outgoing mail. He *added* it.
For people to configure their emailers to reply to them, then complain that people respond to them and not to the list, is what I am saying is ridiculous.
People are *not* configuring their emailers to reply to them. That is the normal/default configuration for *most* email clients.
That Ken can do it shows me it's not only a list-choice, but also an individual choice. So why do people choose to have replies go only to themselves, but then complain when that happens or when they get it, and the list is also Cc'ed?
So everyone else should configure their email client to make up for *your* choice to use a *broken* email client.
I get dual messages to my posting much of the time -- and prefer it that way -- IF they are responding to me.
You are entitled to your own preference, *but* that is not the norm!
I have nearly 100 active email lists, and its better for me, that if people are sending a response to something I said, that they be sure to direct it to me in addition to the list, since I'll see email messages w/my name in the To/Cc line much more quickly than ones to a list.
again, *your* choice.
I don't read each list every day. I don't have time. But email directed to me gets read every day. I also like the email going to the group as well -- that way it ends up in the appropriate 'group' file so that I can visually follow the chain of discussion.
It all depends on if it is a response to me. I get them, sometimes, days faster when I'm on the Cc/To line.
It's a very sensible system -- like regular mail -- if my name is on the front, I'm more likely to look at it soon or at all, vs. 'Dear resident', or 'Occupant'.. etc. It's really no bother for me to delete extra copies -- I would MUCH prefer to have to delete an extra copy than to miss a reply intended for me altogether.
But *you* should not *impose* your preference on the "rest of the world".
I've only worked with email for a little over 20 years now, so I'm fairly certain I have some grasp as to what's reasonable to ask people to do or not, and generally don't complain about email problems cuz I can hit delete easier than complaining -- but when other people go out of their way to make trouble, I'm more than willing to explain to them that they could fix the problem themselves, or that it's simpler to hit delete than to write multiple notes to multiple people to correct a problem that could be fixed in the list software.
So if someone drives across your front lawn and leaves deep ruts, you will just fill them in and wait to do it again? I think not!
I've seen technical lists go both ways.
So 1) it's possible for the list software to be fixed to be consistent with the supposed list policy 2) it's possible for users to individually fix their response field such that it goes to the list, so they don't have to harass anyone who falls into their trap. Since, that's what it seems to be. They have to choice to have people's responses goto the list like they want, but instead they choose to have it setup such that responses come to them -- AND THEN they complain when the responses do. Seems pretty malicious to me.
The maliciousness is all your in deliberately refusing to adhere to the list standards which have been presented to you. I suppose you would drive on the right side of the road in Britain and the left side in the US just because you want to. All of your arguments in the face of standards which have been brought to your attention mean nothing to you. Stubbornness! </end> :0 * ^From.*suse\@tlinx\.org /dev/null Now I have configured my email system to not receive double copies of mail from you. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org