On Thu, 17 Apr 1997 19:08:15 -0400 (EDT),
Paul O Bartlett <pobart(_at_)access(_dot_)digex(_dot_)net> wrote:
On Thu, 17 Apr 1997, J. Daniel Smith wrote (excerpt):
This is generally a rather bad idea as it *forces* all replies to go
to the list rather than leaving that decision to the end user (a
"Reply" verses "Follow-up"). It can also cause problems with
auto-responders, bounced messages, and other such things as they will
use the Reply-To: address and send mail to the entire list.
Some people like chocolate syrup on their mashed potatos, and some
people prefer strawberry jam. What it comes down to is this: check the
headers before you send any piece of mail and make sure they do what
you want. (And I myself have never seen any of the dire predictions in
Mr. Smith's second sentence come to pass.)
Depends a lot on the list itself. Try to teach prepress professionals
to reply in private when they're in a chatty mood.
(In the end I suppose mail programs will have to become more and
more like newsreaders, and offer both broadcast and private replies on
mailing lists just like on Usenet.)
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