[ale] Regarding replies to the list...

[Geoffrey]

Jason Day wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 11:28:21AM -0500, aaron wrote:
> 
>>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)
> 
> 
> Well, I've only been subscribed to the list for a few weeks now, I'm
> mostly a lurker, and I've never been to an ALE meeting.  But, for what
> it's worth, here's my opinion: I like the current setup.  I think Aaron
> summed it up nicely, but I'll add my 2 cents below.
> 
> 
>>>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.
> 
> 
> In my experience, it's about half and half.  For example, the J-Pilot
> list and most sourceforge lists have the Reply-To set to the list.  The
> plucker and pilot-link lists do not.

Not my previous posting, I find it quite lopsided, but both are just as 
you note, personal experiences.

> 
> [snip]
> 
> 
>>>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.
> 
> 
> Hitting "group reply" in mutt replies to everyone in the "To:" and "Cc:"
> headers, but not the "From:" header, which is less than ideal.  But I
> almost never want to group reply, so it doesn't bother me.  Your
> mileage, of course, may vary.

As I previously noted, a mailer is not supposed to reference the from: 
if there is a reply-to, even if you select reply-all.  That breaks the 
purpose of the reply-to and does not follow the rfc.

> 
> 
>>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.
> 
> 
> Exactly.
> 
> 
>>>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?? :-) 

Seems to me, the more technically oriented the list the higher the 
likelyhood it reply's to the poster.  As noted, it's not so much a 
convenience issue as a technical issue, which can screw up the mail headers.

> 
> 
> Yes, I think it is 6 of one or a half dozen of the other.  I've seen and
> used lists of both kinds, but as I said above, I prefer the current
> setup.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Jason

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