Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-04-06 Thread MJ Ray
Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [...] > If you're not subscribed and don't want copies anyway, set your own MFT > header saying so, which would prevent the list from guessing otherwise. > If the user has set MFT explicitly, the list should probably not mess > with it. If the user has explicitly

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-20 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2006-03-03 19:28:50, schrieb Glenn Maynard: > It's even worse with complex cross-posting, where several lists and several > individuals are being copied. Neither list-reply nor group-reply does the Can you imagin, that peoples hate cros-postres? Cross-Posting is DISCURAGED!!! Greetings M

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-20 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hi John, Am 2006-03-01 09:48:45, schrieb John H. Robinson, IV: > In the signature would probably be poor, as the lowlighting would hide > it, and who really reads the signatures, anyway? The best place is > probably right before the signature. A simple one line things: Please cc > me, I am not su

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-20 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2006-03-02 04:25:27, schrieb Glenn Maynard: > Just as a thought, I wonder if it's possible for the list software to > automatically add an MFT header, if it's missing, indicating that only > people not subscribed to the list, or explicitly in the CC list, should > be CC'd. The "Mail-Followup-T

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-12 Thread Benjamin Seidenberg
Glenn Maynard wrote: On Sun, Mar 12, 2006 at 07:56:42PM +, MJ Ray wrote: I continue to think that you have not read the DRUMS discussions. No insult is meant, but you show no signs of having done so. I read the messages you linked. They complained that it's not a standard and ass

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-12 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Sun, Mar 12, 2006 at 07:56:42PM +, MJ Ray wrote: > I continue to think that you have not read the DRUMS discussions. > No insult is meant, but you show no signs of having done so. I read the messages you linked. They complained that it's not a standard and asserted, without explanation, th

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-12 Thread Matthew R. Dempsky
On Sun, Mar 12, 2006 at 07:56:20PM +, MJ Ray wrote: > I frequently post to lists that I am not subscribed to and don't > want a CC for. I either get the messages through a remailer or > another access method (NNTP, web archives later, and so on). I don't see how that differs from being subscri

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-12 Thread MJ Ray
Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 09:35:36AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > > > > Sorry, I still think you seem not to have > > followed the references. There are reasons why > > draft-ietf-drums-mail-followup-to-00.txt wasn't accepted. I > > will not present them again here, bec

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-10 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 02:45:47PM +0100, Sven Mueller wrote: > Glenn Maynard wrote on 07/03/2006 01:05: > > It is your job to set MFT if you want my mailer to treat you differently > > than everyone else, such as if you want to receive CCs on list posts. > > Why? MFT isn't an accepted standard. I

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-08 Thread Sven Mueller
Bernhard R. Link wrote on 07/03/2006 18:39: > * Sven Mueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [060307 14:46]: > >>I don't say that the idea behind MFT is a bad idea (actually, many >>aspects of it _do_ make sense), but until it is accepted as a standard, >>it is (IMHO) stupid to ask people to tweak their MUAs

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-07 Thread Bernhard R. Link
* Sven Mueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [060307 14:46]: > I don't say that the idea behind MFT is a bad idea (actually, many > aspects of it _do_ make sense), but until it is accepted as a standard, > it is (IMHO) stupid to ask people to tweak their MUAs to set and handle it. It does not matter if it i

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-07 Thread Sven Mueller
Glenn Maynard wrote on 07/03/2006 01:05: > It is your job to set MFT if you want my mailer to treat you differently > than everyone else, such as if you want to receive CCs on list posts. Why? MFT isn't an accepted standard. It also isn't implemented in too many MUAs (mozilla/thunderbird just bein

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-06 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 09:35:36AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > > I read them, and they seem to say "it's not an annointed standard" (not > > relevant) and "it's a header, put it in the body instead" (which is > > naming a poor alternative, not naming a problem with MFT). > > Sorry, I still think you se

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-06 Thread MJ Ray
Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 11:06:46AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > > Neither? So you still didn't bother with the reference? > > > > The problems are cited: maybe you don't agree they are problems. > > I read them, and they seem to say "it's not an annointed standard" (

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-05 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 11:06:46AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > Neither? So you still didn't bother with the reference? > > The problems are cited: maybe you don't agree they are problems. I read them, and they seem to say "it's not an annointed standard" (not relevant) and "it's a header, put it in th

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-05 Thread MJ Ray
Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 01:31:31AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > > Please see my other message and look up the DRUMS reference: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2006/03/msg3.html > > For another person complaining about the brokenness of MFT, see > > http:

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-04 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 01:31:31AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > Please see my other message and look up the DRUMS reference: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2006/03/msg3.html > For another person complaining about the brokenness of MFT, see > http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2006/03/ms

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-04 Thread MJ Ray
Floris Bruynooghe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [...] Only on direct replies this > request will be preserved, after that the request could be easily > stipped by accident. [...] Well, the same is more true for MFT, especially when it hits a user agent that doesn't support that non-standard, as it wouldn'

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-03 Thread Floris Bruynooghe
On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 01:31:31AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 10:12:58AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > > > I'm sure it's possible, but I think encouraging that broken > > > non-standard header is a bad idea. It is not that hard for > > > people to

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-03 Thread MJ Ray
Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 10:12:58AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > > I'm sure it's possible, but I think encouraging that broken > > non-standard header is a bad idea. It is not that hard for > > people to control their mail clients correctly IMO. > > You say "broken he

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-03 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 10:12:58AM +, MJ Ray wrote: > Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [...] > > Just as a thought, I wonder if it's possible for the list software to > > automatically add an MFT header, if it's missing, indicating that only > > people not subscribed to the list, or explicitly

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-02 Thread MJ Ray
Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [...] > Just as a thought, I wonder if it's possible for the list software to > automatically add an MFT header, if it's missing, indicating that only > people not subscribed to the list, or explicitly in the CC list, should > be CC'd. [...] I'm sure it's possible

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-02 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 05:22:49AM +, Brian M. Carlson wrote: > I'm sorry that you cannot remember, but perhaps you could use procmail > or something similar to make sure that this header is always set > according to each list policy. Also, you could set up mutt to do > different things for di

Re: Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-03-01 Thread John H. Robinson, IV
Brian M. Carlson wrote: > > Mutt has several different reply options, some of them may be more > appropriate than others. Anyway, it does not matter: the Debian Mailing > List Code of Conduct *explicitly* says: > > When replying to messages on the mailing list, do not send a carbon > copy (C

Private copies of list replies (Was: Re: buildd and experimental)

2006-02-28 Thread Brian M. Carlson
On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 02:46 +0100, Gabor Gombas wrote: > On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 01:04:17AM +, Brian M. Carlson wrote: > > However, the code of conduct seems to > > point out that one should not Cc someone unless they specifically ask > > for it (a guideline that you neglected to follow, after