husted 2004/04/05 18:35:18 Modified: doc mail.xml Log: Update mailing list details. Revision Changes Path 1.3 +18 -0 jakarta-struts/doc/mail.xml Index: mail.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-struts/doc/mail.xml,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 --- mail.xml 6 Apr 2004 01:22:59 -0000 1.2 +++ mail.xml 6 Apr 2004 01:35:18 -0000 1.3 @@ -122,6 +122,24 @@ that people may be subscribed to one list and not to the other. Therefore, some people will only see part of the conversation. </p> + +<p> +<strong>Watch where you are sending email.</strong>. +The majority of our mailing lists have set the Reply-To to go back to the +list. That means that when you Reply to a message, it will go to the list +and not to the original author directly. The reason is because it helps +facilitate discussion on the list for everyone to benefit from. Be careful +of this as sometimes you may intend to reply to a message directly to someone +instead of the entire list. +The appropriate contents of the Reply-To header is an age-old debate that +should not be brought up on the mailing lists. You can +examine opposing points of view +<a href="http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html";>condemning</a> our convention and +<a href="http://www.metasystema.org/essays/reply-to-useful.mhtml";>condoning</a> +it. Bringing this up for debate on a mailing list will add nothing +new and is considered off-topic. +</p> + </section> <section name="Archives">
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