Anton Aylward wrote:
You make a personal accusation but its still with vague generalities. Despite your anger here, its unclear what point you are making.
---- Anger?... um... please don't take my direct response and using 'assertions' (which may be wrong), as "anger".. I rarely get angry about email stuff... *annoyed*, maybe, but I try not to sweat the small stuff.
However I don't see in any of my messages to this list a "Reply-to: " entry.
Not too many people choose to use it. As I just posted to John A. it's usually something that needs to be configured on a per-client basis.
I do see one in your recent mail to the list (but not, for example, in last years posts :-) ). You have made a (seemingly recent) choice about this matter.
---- Not really, it's trivial in tbird to click on the addressing field and set To:, Cc:, Reply-To:, Bcc:, Newsgroup:, or Followup-To:. I don't 'need' to make a choice. I prefer the default -- for people to hit Reply-All, or just 'Reply' if they want it to go to the default (usually the sender, but that can be changed by the sender by them setting a Reply-To field). I simply try to deal with both types of responders and not complain about it -- but I do let people know that if they want me to read it more quickly (if they are wanting a response "from me"), making sure my email addr is on the "To" or "Cc" line is a good idea. I simply don't have the time to read all of my incoming email -- but I am subscribed to many lists because I have alot of different interests.
You seem to be assuming because you did, I have done so too. My messages just use the list supplied defaults.
No, I'm just saying that you seem to be a computer software professional, and that if you really wanted to solve the problem you probably could. When I was dealing with more random housemates, I tried not to dictate or tell them to do anything... I just tried to make the desired behavior the easiest thing for them to do. Like turning off lights -- in rooms where it was a problem I installed motion sensors. The light comes on when they want it to -- hitting the switch or by noticing them, then times out after some period of no motion. Took a bit of adjusting to make it not 'aggressive', and then I just ignored the problem. I much prefer to automate minor details like where my email goes than have to write a response, if they would do me the favor of catering to my specific wants and desires about where it goes.
You've indicated sufficient knowledge of computers and email to indicate that you know how to do this -- but that you don't do it just so you can call people out as "wrong" on the list.
Please stop attacking people for your own actions.
No, its my inaction. I have not set a "Reply-To: "
Its easy enough to view the headers in postings to the list. Its easy enough to that you've altered yours. Its easy enough to see that I don't make use of that field.
Well, I know you are probably smart enough to do it if you want to -- I HAVE seen others do it on this list, no less. I know on the 'cygwin' list, the admins don't want the personal mail, so all of them have their reply-to field set. It basically comes down to how much you want it -- if you want it enough -- you won't rely on other people to do it -- you'll just reconfig your outgoing suse-list mail to have a Reply-To field stuffed in the headers. But constantly replying to the list that you don't want a continuously new and refreshing body of readers impinges upon the ENTIRE list. Seriously -- as bad as it may be for you to get two copies of an email, think about how many people will get a copy of your response to someone saying not to include you -- EACH time you send it. If there are 1000 people on this list, you've sent 1000 copies of your "I don't want this" email. I.e. you've created 1000 instances of someone getting an email they probably didn't want, vs. the 1 extra instance that you received. I.e. you are multiplying your 'annoyance' by 1000 and sent it to the entire list... Now all (or most of use) probably respond off topic on the list at times (*innocently whistling while I type*), but such is an email list like this. But it becomes more taxing to have some small group of people send the same OT message to everyone each time they feel 'wronged'... (just as some get tired of seeing me rise to the bait)--- *sigh*...sometimes I hate myself -- it's hard to be intolerant of intolerance! ;-) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org