Re: Replying to list

2012-08-05 Thread Andy Waddington
Sometime before sending, David Woodhouse typed (and on Sunday 2012-08-05 sent): > Your mailer has two reply buttons. That's an interesting generalisation - it won't apply to everyone. If I click on a message in the list I get one menu entry for Reply, leading to four submenu items * Reply ... (

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-05 Thread Shevek
On 5 August 2012 10:57, David Woodhouse wrote: > > No. They might not be subscribed to the list. I think this is the most pertinent point. This is a public list to which anyone can post, subscribed or not. (See our recent spam message as proof) If a non-subscriber posts a question to the list, t

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-05 Thread David Woodhouse
On Sun, 2012-08-05 at 10:18 +0100, Colin Law wrote: > But would they not always see it via the list? No. They might not be subscribed to the list. Or they might be subscribed, and filter it into a folder they never look at. Read the URL I gave. You can almost never be sure that they'll see the m

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-05 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2012/08/05 10:18, Colin Law wrote: > On 5 August 2012 10:10, David Woodhouse wrote: > > On Sat, 2012-08-04 at 12:14 +0100, Derek Moss wrote: > >> OK thanks, I'll do that then. I just thought it would be annoying for > >> the sender to receive the message via the list and directly. > > > > It mi

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-05 Thread David Woodhouse
On Fri, 2012-08-03 at 13:38 -0400, Derek J. Balling wrote: > The "logic" behind the default is that the mail is technically from > "Joe" and if you reply, there's a CHANCE you want to just reply to > joe, and might be including information private for joe's eyes. That's an interesting way of phras

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-05 Thread Colin Law
On 5 August 2012 10:10, David Woodhouse wrote: > On Sat, 2012-08-04 at 12:14 +0100, Derek Moss wrote: >> OK thanks, I'll do that then. I just thought it would be annoying for >> the sender to receive the message via the list and directly. > > It might be slightly annoying to some people who receiv

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-05 Thread David Woodhouse
On Sat, 2012-08-04 at 12:14 +0100, Derek Moss wrote: > OK thanks, I'll do that then. I just thought it would be annoying for > the sender to receive the message via the list and directly. It might be slightly annoying to some people who receive two copies of the email. But it could be much *more*

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-05 Thread Paul Oldham
On 03/08/12 18:38, Derek J. Balling wrote: There's simply two schools of thought when it comes to mailing lists. 1.) Reply-To header should be included, set to the mailing list address 2.) No Reply-To header, mail is sent to the original sender mailman defaults, I believe, to the latter. You c

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-05 Thread Christian Hewitt
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/06/thunderbird_dead/ ^ describes the situation. "Postbox" is a good alternative, albeit not free ($10) ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_ipl

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-04 Thread Clive
On 04/08/12 13:00, dinkypumpkin wrote: Clive wrote: On 03/08/12 19:56, dinkypumpkin wrote: ... Thunderbird (RIP) ?RIP - I am using it on Windows and Linux and still appear to be getting updates. What do you know that I don't :-( It's loss would be a shame. Sorry - didn't mean to alarm you

Re: Replying to list [off topic]

2012-08-04 Thread Clive
On 04/08/12 11:56, Stuart Henderson wrote: On 2012/08/04 11:37, Clive wrote: On 03/08/12 19:56, dinkypumpkin wrote: ... Thunderbird (RIP) ?RIP - I am using it on Windows and Linux and still appear to be getting updates. What do you know that I don't :-( It's loss would be a shame. https://b

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-04 Thread dinkypumpkin
Clive wrote: On 03/08/12 19:56, dinkypumpkin wrote: ... Thunderbird (RIP) ?RIP - I am using it on Windows and Linux and still appear to be getting updates. What do you know that I don't :-( It's loss would be a shame. Sorry - didn't mean to alarm you. Tongue was slightly in cheek there, bu

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-04 Thread Derek Moss
On 3 August 2012 21:24, Colin Law wrote: > On 3 August 2012 20:37, David Woodhouse wrote: >> On Fri, 2012-08-03 at 19:40 +0100, Derek Moss wrote: >>> >>> At the moment users have to cut and paste the list address from the CC >>> field every time they want to reply to the list (using Reply All) an

Re: Replying to list [off topic]

2012-08-04 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2012/08/04 11:37, Clive wrote: > On 03/08/12 19:56, dinkypumpkin wrote: > >... Thunderbird (RIP) > > > ?RIP - I am using it on Windows and Linux and still appear to be > getting updates. What do you know that I don't :-( It's loss would be > a shame. https://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2012/07/06/t

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-04 Thread Clive
On 03/08/12 19:56, dinkypumpkin wrote: ... Thunderbird (RIP) ?RIP - I am using it on Windows and Linux and still appear to be getting updates. What do you know that I don't :-( It's loss would be a shame. ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lis

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-03 Thread Colin Law
On 3 August 2012 20:37, David Woodhouse wrote: > On Fri, 2012-08-03 at 19:40 +0100, Derek Moss wrote: >> >> At the moment users have to cut and paste the list address from the CC >> field every time they want to reply to the list (using Reply All) and >> that does seem stupid and bound to lead to

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-03 Thread Mike Brown
On 03/08/2012 19:56, dinkypumpkin wrote: > Thunderbird (RIP) Why RIP? Reports of Thunderbird's death are exaggerated. -- mb ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-03 Thread David Woodhouse
On Fri, 2012-08-03 at 19:40 +0100, Derek Moss wrote: > > At the moment users have to cut and paste the list address from the CC > field every time they want to reply to the list (using Reply All) and > that does seem stupid and bound to lead to messages accidentally being > sent privately instead

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-03 Thread Carl Fletcher
On 03/08/12 19:56, dinkypumpkin wrote: Thunderbird (RIP) and some other clients do it Yep Gmail can be managed via TB too I only use TB for ML's ___ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-03 Thread dinkypumpkin
Derek Moss wrote: As I said, I do have both Reply and Reply Alln in gmail but as with any e-mail program it's not marked "Private Reply" and it's natural that users would expect Reply to send the message to the list. Also spread a little blame towards GMail and makers of email software. Mailma

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-03 Thread Derek Moss
On 3 August 2012 18:28, David Woodhouse wrote: > On Fri, 2012-08-03 at 17:59 +0100, Derek Moss wrote: >> When I reply to a message it always puts the e-mail of the sender >> rather than the list in the To field. The only way round this I've >> found so far is to click Reply All and then cut >> get

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-03 Thread Derek J. Balling
On Aug 3, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Derek Moss wrote: > When I reply to a message it always puts the e-mail of the sender > rather than the list in the To field. The only way round this I've > found so far is to click Reply All and then cut > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org from the CC field and paste

Re: Replying to list

2012-08-03 Thread David Woodhouse
On Fri, 2012-08-03 at 17:59 +0100, Derek Moss wrote: > When I reply to a message it always puts the e-mail of the sender > rather than the list in the To field. The only way round this I've > found so far is to click Reply All and then cut > get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org from the CC field and pas