[Dev] Re: reply to list

Yuppie schubbe at web.de
Fri Nov 15 01:54:19 PST 2002


Nimret Sandhu wrote:

> is there a reason y my client wants to send the reply back to the 
> person who posted a message on the list instead of the list itself. 
> its kind of a pain to remmember to change it to the list. unless ppl 
> preferred that behaviour - in which case nevermind +)

I think this kind of questions belongs to the process list, I cc to it.

There was already some discussion on the design list. For further reading:

The start of the discussion:
<http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/design/2002-October/000383.html>
(and thread)

The ruling from the bench (Mitch Kapor):
> OK, uncle.  I've read the link you cite below and retract my former 
> position that we munge the reply-to header.  I suggest people who want a 
> simply way to reply use a mail client with a reply-to-all feature and edit 
> the To: address as necessary from there.
<http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/design/2002-October/000415.html>

More discussion in this thread:
<http://lists.osafoundation.org/pipermail/design/2002-October/000426.html>


What about a 'list policies' page?

Cheers,

Yuppie





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