On 06/03/27 13:06 Jerry Feldman apparently typed:
Most lists (at least the ones I both use and run) do NOT set the Reply-to.
I'm on upwards of 40 lists, of which about 6 do not set reply-to to the list.
1. Mail loops. Occasionally when a user sets the vacation switch, with reply-to set back to the list, you can get an unending loop of vacation messages where the list admin usually needs to remove that user.
I can't imagine that the listserv software can't be smart enough to prevent these. If I was a list admin, 100% of auto responses would immediately unsubscribe the perpetrator.
2. Many times replies are intended to the poster and not the list. By not setting reply-to, the listserv tends to keep the number of poster specific replies down.
If "many times" were to constitute upwards of 50% this would be a justfication. On discussion lists, intent to reply only to sender happens a small fraction of the time. Not setting reply-to to a list here violates the principle of least surprise. It also causes many people to hit reply-all as a counter measure, causing two posts where, as here, only one was warranted. -- "Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord." Psalm 119:11 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/auth