On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:07 AM, Brian Marshall <bm...@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 04:03:42PM +0200, Tom H wrote: >> In order to reply to the list, I choose "reply" and change the "to" >> field to "debian-user...".
>> I assume that some people choose "reply to all" and it makes others >> unnecessarily angry about receiving two identical emails. >> Non-Debian lists do not behave this way. Choosing "reply" is set to >> send an email back to the list - even on sun-managers where the policy >> is to reply off-list and have the OP post a summary. > I am not subscribed to many lists, but the behavior on debian-user, > mutt-user and pidgin-support are identical. There's no header munging to > force replies to the list. So I'm not sure where the idea that Debian > lists are the only ones on the Internet that behave this way came from. > Also, you mention that most people choose "reply to all," but your > solution requires people to use "reply." How will that help if most > people use "reply to all"? The other lists that I subscribe to do not behave this - and quite frankly I do not care. I have forgotten about the behaviour of debian-user a couple of times and replied to the poster only; not a problem. If you "reply to all" the list is cc'd... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
