[ale] Regarding replies to the list...

[aaron]

On Sunday 08 December 2002 08:49, Geoffrey wrote:
> Chris Farris wrote:
> > Which way do we want it? (I don't recall what it was on the old box)
>
> Historically, responding to a list post goes to the poster...

...which at least was the way the ALE list server operated before the 
recent move...

> ...and I'd like to retain that approach as it is consistent with other
> lists.

Interesting, because of the many lists I have participated in, the old 
ALE setup was the only one where Reply would default to the Sender 
instead of the List. (Probably because Reply To wasn't set?)

>From my experience, the more common List method is to operate as the 

current setup does, where "Reply To" is set to the List address.  It has 
always seemed logical to me that Replies to a List message are meant to 
be publically posted unless the sender specifically addresses or 
duplicates the email for other destinations.

> The thing that I find most painful at this time is even if I select
> 'reply to all'  the only email addr that shows up is the list addr.
> This is because the reply-to is set to the list as well.

Hmmm.  When I hit "Reply All" in KMail it is addressing the reply to both 
the List and the Sender. "Reply" is addressing it to the List address in 
"Reply To"  which is the way all my other Lists set the header.

For me the previous ALE list server setup was the painful one and 
initiated frequent forhead slaps and cries of "DOH" when I would send a 
message to FROM that I meant to be posting publically. Sending to (or 
receiving from) both the List and the Author seems redundant to me and I 
try to avoid doing that.

> I've never seen a list configured in this way..

...and I've only rarely ever seen it any other way.
Does this make it 6 of one or a half dozen of the other?? :-) 

peace
aaron
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