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2002-06-11 01:37:25
From: Michael Agbaglo <byteshifter(_at_)shifted-bytes(_dot_)de>

   Please don't CC me on anything sent to mailing lists or send
       me email directly unless it's a privacy issue, thanks.

The problem is the the mailer of this list is misconfigured:

That's your opinion, others disagree.

When you hit 'reply' mail is send only to the author. So you have to 'reply all' delete 'to: [author]' and change 'cc: [mailinglist]' to 'to: [mailinglist]' not very comfortable... I'd suggest to set 'reply to: [mailinglist]'.

This is far from the only list I subscribe to where the default is to reply to the author. If you do a little searching you'll discover why some lists default the way this one does.

Besides, there are plenty of idiots out there who will default to Reply-to-all regardless of the list settings. They're the biggest pain of my life, both on lists where the reply-to is the mailing list and where it's left alone.

Me, personally, I don't care which default a lists uses. The default used on fetchmail-friends makes getting in touch directly with people easier when it's required. The default used on other lists cuts down slightly on the amount pointless email I get. No big deal either way.


   Please don't CC me on anything sent to mailing lists or send
       me email directly unless it's a privacy issue, thanks.
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