On 10/17/07, Bill McGonigle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Additionally please send email either to the listserv or to the poster >> you are replying to, but not both. > > Au contraire, please send messages to both me and the mailing list.
Au contraire contraire, please do not. Abuse of "Reply All" causes List Header Cancer! List Header Cancer: The disease where the "Cc" header in a thread grows larger and larger as everyone who has ever participated in the thread gets added to the "Cc" list by people who blindly hit "Reply All" for every message they send. What's *really* fun is when someone who has no interest in the thread (anymore), and is not (or no longer) on the mailing list is still in the "Cc" header. Essentially, they are forced to receive all of the mail in that thread until it ends. For a list like LKML, where threads can go on for months and total hundreds of messages, that verges on abuse from the "Reply All" crowd. Not typically a problem here, of course (unless we're discussing toll booths), but the point stands. > I would have responded earlier but my gnhlug-only mail is filtered > (if I'm in the header it goes right to my inbox), so I didn't see it So use a mail program that supports thread watching. Or just skip mail when you're busy -- I frequently have to do that. It's not everyone else's problem you're too bus to read the list. And the "Send it to me too" solution doesn't work either, since you'll miss traffic from other people who are replying. Yes, it is your obligation to read the threads you participate in. That's what makes this a discussion list instead of a blog. :-) -- Ben -- DISCLAIMER: Opinions expressed in the above are the personal opinions of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views or policy of GNHLUG, or any other person or organization. _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
