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From: Oleg B. <ph...@ph...> - 2010-04-14 19:56:59
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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 02:18:47PM -0500, ji...@ql... wrote: > Can the list be setup so that the default reply goes to the list instead of your personal address? It is possible but I am not sure it is desirable. There are two opposite ways of thinking about it: http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html http://www.metasystema.net/essays/reply-to.html Most Python-related lists I know are setup without Reply-To. I personally on the "Reply-To Munging Considered Harmful" side, but I must say I use a mail user agent (mutt) that has all 3 commands - reply, reply to all, reply to the list. Also mutt allows to ignore Reply-To from mailing lists, so I don't care too much. What do people think? If most people say they want Reply-To I can change the list options. Oleg. -- Oleg Broytman http://phd.pp.ru/ ph...@ph... Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN. |
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From: <ji...@ql...> - 2010-04-14 20:04:50
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FWIW, the other 3 Python-related lists I'm on all default to reply to the list. I use a mixture of Outlook and Thunderbird. Thunderbird has the 'Reply to List' option, but sadly, Outlook doesn't offer that. -Jim -----Original Message----- From: Oleg Broytman [mailto:ph...@ph...] Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 2:57 PM To: ji...@ql... Cc: SQLObject discussion Subject: Re: [SQLObject] Reply to list (was: Search for Full Name) On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 02:18:47PM -0500, ji...@ql... wrote: > Can the list be setup so that the default reply goes to the list instead of your personal address? It is possible but I am not sure it is desirable. There are two opposite ways of thinking about it: http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html http://www.metasystema.net/essays/reply-to.html Most Python-related lists I know are setup without Reply-To. I personally on the "Reply-To Munging Considered Harmful" side, but I must say I use a mail user agent (mutt) that has all 3 commands - reply, reply to all, reply to the list. Also mutt allows to ignore Reply-To from mailing lists, so I don't care too much. What do people think? If most people say they want Reply-To I can change the list options. Oleg. -- Oleg Broytman http://phd.pp.ru/ ph...@ph... Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN. |
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From: Bill C. <sql...@ce...> - 2010-04-15 02:22:11
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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010, ji...@ql... wrote: >FWIW, the other 3 Python-related lists I'm on all default to reply to the >list. I use a mixture of Outlook and Thunderbird. Thunderbird has the >'Reply to List' option, but sadly, Outlook doesn't offer that. I'm in the reply munging harmful camp, and use mutt which makes it very simple with it's ``L'' to respond to the list. I have seen too many cases were somebody thought they were making a private reply to the sender that went to a list causing much embarassment. IMHO, it should require a tiny bit of effort before sending a message to hundreds of recipients. Bill -- INTERNET: bi...@ce... Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 Skype: jwccsllc (206) 855-5792 DOS: n., A small annoying boot virus that causes random spontaneous system crashes, usually just before saving a massive project. Easily cured by UNIX. See also MS-DOS, IBM-DOS, DR-DOS. |
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From: Oleg B. <ph...@ph...> - 2010-04-15 08:50:44
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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 07:22:03PM -0700, Bill Campbell wrote:
> I'm in the reply munging harmful camp, and use mutt which makes
> it very simple with it's ``L'' to respond to the list.
>
> I have seen too many cases were somebody thought they were making
> a private reply to the sender that went to a list causing much
> embarassment.
That's my experience, too. I have saw too many passwords and private
conversations in mailing lists.
> IMHO, it should require a tiny bit of effort before sending a
> message to hundreds of recipients.
Well said!
Oleg.
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Oleg Broytman http://phd.pp.ru/ ph...@ph...
Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.
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From: Juan M. S. <vic...@gm...> - 2010-04-15 02:47:37
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From: Bill Campbell <sql...@ce...> To: sql...@li... Date: Wednesday 14 April 2010 > On Wed, Apr 14, 2010, ji...@ql... wrote: > >FWIW, the other 3 Python-related lists I'm on all default to reply to the > >list. I use a mixture of Outlook and Thunderbird. Thunderbird has the > >'Reply to List' option, but sadly, Outlook doesn't offer that. > > I'm in the reply munging harmful camp, and use mutt which makes > it very simple with it's ``L'' to respond to the list. > > I have seen too many cases were somebody thought they were making > a private reply to the sender that went to a list causing much > embarassment. > > IMHO, it should require a tiny bit of effort before sending a > message to hundreds of recipients. > > Bill I have to admit that I was a bit annoyed that my zombie "reply to" on this mailing list always ended up in the last poster's mailbox. But after reading the article posted here about munging considered harmful, I'm definitely on that side now. It can be seen more clearly when you think about it in these terms: which one is worse? To send a private message to an entire list, or to send a list message to a private mailbox? The second can be amended (the recipient was going to receive the message anyway). The first one can't. Just my 0.02 Cheers Juan Manuel |
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From: Oleg B. <ph...@ph...> - 2010-04-15 08:51:40
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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:46:29PM -0300, Juan Manuel Santos wrote:
> I have to admit that I was a bit annoyed that my zombie "reply to" on this
> mailing list always ended up in the last poster's mailbox. But after reading
> the article posted here about munging considered harmful, I'm definitely on
> that side now.
> It can be seen more clearly when you think about it in these terms: which one
> is worse? To send a private message to an entire list, or to send a list
> message to a private mailbox? The second can be amended (the recipient was
> going to receive the message anyway). The first one can't.
I think the same way.
Oleg.
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Oleg Broytman http://phd.pp.ru/ ph...@ph...
Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.
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