John Summerfield wrote: > I've had enough of this list, I really do not like off-list replies to my > attempts to help people. > > They are bad because > 1. It breaks filtering (the list-id header is present in mail from the list > and it's sensible to use it to filter email). > 2. Other people can't see my errors and correct them. I'm not perfect. > 3. Other people can't see corrections to my errors and learn from them. > 4. Off-list replies don't get archived. > 5. It breaks threading. I like email one topic to be grouped into one thread. > Since most email clients support this feature, I suspect others value it too. > > I equate off-list with spam, and unless I specifically give you permission to > email me, you don't have the right. > > Now, I do make some exceptions. For example, if I make a little joke about > the > Poms' cricket prowess, and someone wants to send me a good-natured rejoinder, > it's probably best off-list. > > I sympathise, but this may not be entirely the person sending the replys fault, hitting reply on my copy of Thunderbird will send directly to the original sender not to the list itself. (I dunno if this case with other mail clients). A ReplyTo field should ideally be set to the list address, but this does get not set. (Coming to think about it I seem to remember TBird having a reply to mail-list option at one time). I find myself having to reply to all and edit the recipient out. Got caught out a couple of times early on with this 'feature'.
BTW: As a dejected England fan my only rejoinder would have to be "What prowess" :'(
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