Derek, it's just the default behavior. It doesn't prevent people from making private replies or make it challenging. That seems like a plausible policy from the late 90s.
If it's been the way it is for several years, it might be time to try a change. Perhaps people are more email savvy these days? Kind regards, Greg Feneis On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 5:47 AM Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > Greg, > > On Mon, November 16, 2020 8:33 am, Greg Feneis wrote: > > That seems like an unnecessary dichotomy. Perhaps it's a limitation of > > mailman, or our ability to administer? On the other list I belong to > that > > server causes either reply type to default to only the list server > without > > obscuring the originator's address. > > You just stated the issue: "that server causes either reply type to > default to ONLY the list server" (emphasis mine). THAT is the issue. We > DO NOT WANT that behavior. We WANT people to be able to reply privately > to people. Making private replies challenging is just a non-starter. > > Please go read the archives for the last dozen threads on this topic. > > Thanks, > > -derek > > > > > > > > > Kind regards, Greg Feneis > > (Pixel 3) > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 05:20 Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > > > >> Greg, > >> > >> This topic comes up about once a year or so, usually closer to Spring as > >> people start working on their taxes and asking for help. > >> > >> In short, yes, mailman COULD be set up to set the Reply-To the list. > >> The > >> downside of that approach is that it makes it MUCH MUCH harder (nearly > >> impossible) to make an off-list (private) reply. The decision, which > >> has > >> been made over and over again over the past 20 years, is that making it > >> POSSIBLE to make a private reply is more important than making it always > >> reply-to-list. > >> > >> This is why every message has a note to remind people to Reply-All. > >> > >> -derek > >> > >> On Mon, November 16, 2020 8:06 am, Greg Feneis wrote: > >> > Hi friends, > >> > > >> > A frequent encounter on this list is members replying to an email's > >> > originator and not to the list server. > >> > > >> > In the grand scheme, not a big deal. However, other lists I belong to > >> > don't > >> > seem to have this issue. I'm wondering if a list server setting could > >> > help. > >> > > >> > For this other list I belong to, when I receive an email, it appears > >> to > >> > come from the originator's name and email address. But, no matter if > >> I > >> > use > >> > reply, or reply-all, the initial email composition only ever begins > >> with > >> > the list server as the only recipient. > >> > > >> > I imagine this feature has to do with the construction of the email > >> > messages being sent from the server to the list members. > >> > > >> > Could our mailman server be set to do the same thing?🤔 > >> > > >> > Kind regards, Greg Feneis > >> > (Pixel 3) > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > gnucash-user mailing list > >> > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > >> > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > >> > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > >> > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > >> > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > >> > ----- > >> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >> > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > >> de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com > >> Computer and Internet Security Consultant > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > -- > Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com > Computer and Internet Security Consultant > > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.