List etiquette [was: Re: Starcraft Crashing Problem]
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 08:43:53PM +0800, Dark Servant wrote: Yeah it probably would be poor manners for someone to post a reply to a private mail onto the list if the person doing it actually noticed that the mail they received actually was private. But wouldn't it be poor manners not to notice that the mail was private? In the case of the WAMUG list, the list's software takes no position about whether replies should go to the list or to the personal sender. Thus, it is up to us as individuals to make that choice. To *add* the list's address into a private reply doesn't seem polite to me! All I can guess is that when you're replying to the list, you're using the 'Reply' button and then *manually* inserting the list's address. Perhaps what you should do instead is use the 'Reply All' button which will automatically include the list's address. If it is a private e-mail, 'Reply All' will not add the list's address. (However, if you do use the 'Reply All' button, be sure to remove the personal sender's address so as not to be sending duplicates to that person -- I don't think this list supresses duplicates.) PS. With many lists, it's normal for a variety of replies to be sent off-list. There are many reasons for this.
Re: List etiquette [was: Re: Starcraft Crashing Problem]
On 02/01/2005, at 9:36 AM, James Devenish wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 08:43:53PM +0800, Dark Servant wrote: Yeah it probably would be poor manners for someone to post a reply to a private mail onto the list if the person doing it actually noticed that the mail they received actually was private. But wouldn't it be poor manners not to notice that the mail was private? In the case of the WAMUG list, the list's software takes no position about whether replies should go to the list or to the personal sender. I don't know what mail setup you have but this list is set for the reply to go to the sender ... and if the person replying requires the mail to go to the list the address has to be changed or the Wamug address added . As in this mail I have deliberately changed the address so to goes to the list Bob
Re: List etiquette [was: Re: Starcraft Crashing Problem]
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, Jan 02, 2005 at 09:58:26AM +0800, Robert Howells wrote: On 02/01/2005, at 9:36 AM, James Devenish wrote: In the case of the WAMUG list, the list's software takes no position about whether replies should go to the list or to the personal sender. this list is set for the reply to go to the sender From inspection of the e-mail headers, I see that the list software inserts no explicit recommendation about where followups should go. Thus, it is by a matter of default that they go to 'From' address (i.e. they go off-list to the personal sender). Note also that the following appears in the posting guidelines at http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml : When you reply to a posting made by another person: 1. Did you only respond to the list - unless specifically asked otherwise? I'm not quite sure what that sentence means, but my interpretation is that it recommends that replies be sent only to the list's address, so that other correspondents' addresses do not accumulate as duplicate recipients. So, neither 'Reply' nor 'Reply-All' quite fits the bill in the current situation.
Re: List etiquette [was: Re: Starcraft Crashing Problem]
On Sun, 2005-01-02 at 14:17, James Devenish wrote: Note also that the following appears in the posting guidelines at http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml : When you reply to a posting made by another person: 1. Did you only respond to the list - unless specifically asked otherwise? I'm not quite sure what that sentence means, but my interpretation is that it recommends that replies be sent only to the list's address, so that other correspondents' addresses do not accumulate as duplicate recipients. As the author of that sentence, it means, send mail to the list as a first response, unless the message indicates that another response is required. I'll concede that it could do with a re-work :-) Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 at S34°33'15 - E150°21'57 (Moss Vale, NSW) -- ()/)/)()..ASCII for Onno.. |?..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. Proudly supported by Skipper Trucks, Highway1, Concept AV, Sony Central, Dalcon ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 - onno at itmaze dot com dot au
Re: List etiquette [was: Re: Starcraft Crashing Problem]
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, Jan 02, 2005 at 09:58:26AM +0800, Robert Howells wrote: On 02/01/2005, at 9:36 AM, James Devenish wrote: In the case of the WAMUG list, the list's software takes no position about whether replies should go to the list or to the personal sender. this list is set for the reply to go to the sender From inspection of the e-mail headers, I see that the list software inserts no explicit recommendation about where followups should go. Thus, it is by a matter of default that they go to 'From' address (i.e. they go off-list to the personal sender). Note also that the following appears in the posting guidelines at http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml : When you reply to a posting made by another person: 1. Did you only respond to the list - unless specifically asked otherwise? This rule is set up to so that people post to the list adding to the archive. Other users can then access relevant information from the archive if the question has been asked before. Of course this is only useful if the information remains mac related. The second part James has already outlined. I do not consider it bad manners to not notice that a mail has been sent privately. I normally send my emails to the list by using reply and changing the address. I don't feel that using the reply all method is any easier or harder. Ruben
Re: List etiquette [was: Re: Starcraft Crashing Problem]
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sun, Jan 02, 2005 at 04:06:28PM +0800, Dark Servant wrote: I do not consider it bad manners to not notice that a mail has been sent privately. !!! I hope everyone (including you) does the courtesy of paying attention! If you reproduce private messages in the public forum, the least you can do is to anonymise them.
