[ale] Regarding replies to the list...

[Michael D. Hirsch]

On Monday 09 December 2002 01:14 pm, 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.

Maybe your reader is messed up.  I see both the From header and the 
Reply-to: header:

  Re: [ale] Regarding replies to the list...
  Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 13:14:51 -0500
  From: Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net>
  To: ale at ale.org
  Reply to: ale at ale.org

And my mailer acts appropriately.  It I reply, then it is sent to the 
Reply-to: entry.  If I Reply to all, then it goes to both you and the 
mailing list.

Jim posted the complete headers for you to look at.  You should compare 
them to what you see and try to figure out where your setup is broken.

Michael


>
> 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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