On Fri, 21 Sep 2001 21:29:11 -0400 Bruce Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> On Friday 21 September 2001 19:51 pm, Glenn Williams wrote:
> > On Friday 21 September 2001 15:24, you wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > > To whom that applies
> > > >
> > > > When replying to a mail please _DO_NOT CC to the person. As
> this
> > > > person is on the list also you are just increasing bandwith
> usage
> > > > for both sides. Since the only way you can send an email to
> any
> > > > SuSE mailling Lists is only if the person is subscribed what
> is the
> > > > benefit of CC'ing to the others who tried to provide an answer
> > > > unless the original email sender has requested to be CC'ed.
> >
> > Here's the problem (mail-client-specific - in my case, Kmail):
> >
> > Like many of you, I subscribe to 2 Linux mail lists; the SuSE list
> and
> > the generic list Doug hosts. If I want to reply to something on
> the
> > linux-users list, I click the 'reply' icon. If I do the same
> thing on
> > the SuSE list, the reply goes to the *author* and not the list, so
> then
> > I must open the address book, find the address for the SuSE list,
> click
> > on it, and then delete the author's address.
> >
> > "Big deal!" you say. But it is a royal PIA from where I sit. If
> I
> > remember, (*if*) I can click the 'reply ALL' icon and then
> remember to
> > delete the extra address. It would be great if they both worked
> the
> > same way - but they don't.
> >
> > My 2 kopecks...
> >
> > Regards
>
> (so why did you send this to the linux.nf list??)
>
> But I agree with you 100%. Every other list I have *ever* joined
> works by
> just hitting 'reply', but some of the S.O.B.'s on the SuSE list
> think that
> their way is the 'pure' way. And I think I'm going to drop that
> list just
> because of it. More because of the attitude than having to spend
> the time
> to make sure the mail goes to the right place.
>
> (but of couse, they don't care)
>
Even with these recalcitrant beasts. sylpheed is a big help. Just
click on reply, then blank out the to: address, key xx tab enter
(assuming you have xxxx@yyy with nickname xx in you address book), and
you're off and flying.
--
Collins Richey
Denver Area
gentoo_rc6 xfce+sylpheed
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