Keith Moore <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu> writes:
It might be the case that only a small percentage of users participate
in email lists. It might also be the case that mutt is favored by a
fairly narrow class of users who happen to participate on lots of email
lists. But I don't believe it's reasonable to conclude that a
significant percentage of people who participate in email lists use
mutt.
Well, statistics have been presented showing that that's the case for one
pretty broad but mostly technical selection of mailing lists. What
statistics do you have to support the alternative position? You may well
be correct, but I'd really like to see this argued from the vantage point
of firm evidence.
I don't see "fairly sophisticated users who are on a lot of mailing
lists" as the primary audience for this sort of feature. (where "this
sort of feature" is a general improvement in how replies are handled and
not something that is specific to lists) I see the audience as "users
who use email for more than just occasional personal correspondence".
I'm skeptical, but it would be nice. I think that even among that
audience, you'll find a larger number of mutt users than you seem to be
expecting.
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Russ Allbery (rra(_at_)stanford(_dot_)edu)
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