[ale] Regarding replies to the list...

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You address shows in the FROM: field
So in theory, if I select "Reply", it should go to you only. But it
currently does not. In Evolution 1.2, if I select "reply to all" it goes
only to the list. If I select reply, it goes to the list.

I prefer for reply to go to the poster and (my usual selection for
lists) reply to all to go to the list and not include the posters
address in the new To: field.

The previous setup was, IMHO, broken. 

On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 13:14, Geoffrey wrote:
> I'm quite amazed and dismayed at these findings.  If you save this email 
> as a file, check out the headers.  No where is there a specific 
> reference to my addr, as well there shouldn't, because To: is 
> ale at ale.org and Reply-To: is ale at ale.org.  A mailer shouldn't use 
> addresses that are not listed in these categories (To: From: Reply-To: 
> CC:).  The references I see in the headers with my email address in it 
> are tracking info.
> 
> This is most definitely not consistent with the rfcs.
> 
> attriel wrote:
> >>Let me make sure we all understand this.  Two folks have indicated they
> >>prefer the current setup. In my mind, there are three options.
> >>
> >>Currently there is no way to send email to the original poster without
> >>explicitly typing their email addr into the window.  That to me sucks.
> > 
> > 
> > Er, using squirrelmail, "reply" is ale, "reply all" is ale & esoteric@ ...
> > 
> > just hit up pine, and reply says "use reply-to?" ...
> > 
> > Y gives me ale; NY gives me esoteric@, ale; NN is esoteric@ ...
> > 
> > Mutt asks "reply to ale?" N says "To: esoteric@"; Y -> "To: ale@"
> > 
> > Elm seems to give me "ale@" for reply and group; but i'm gonna suggest elm
> > is broken here :)  (and then i'm gonna run and hide from the vast hordes
> > of angry elm users :)
> > 
> > I like it the way it is; I want to reply to a comment, so i hit reply.  I
> > want to reply NOT to the list, i do an extra step (reply all; delete ale)
> > ... I'd assume that the majority of ale-based responses are actually going
> > back to the list, so it makes sense for that to be the default
> > functionality.
> > 
> > To me at least.
> > 
> > --attriel
> > 
> > (btw, who do I mail to get my other account removed from the list?  the
> > forwarder is only forwarding [ale] subjects, so the unsub verifications
> > don't forward :/  and I can't get to the address that is actually
> > subscribed, anymore :/)
> > 
> > 
> > 
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