Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 10.12.18 17:29, Derek Martin wrote: > On Wed, Dec 05, 2018 at 05:31:28PM +1100, Erik Christiansen wrote: > > Thread comment: It's OK to be unaware of the usefulness of RFC features, > > but it does seem odd to pretend that they're not useful just because > > it's only others who need them. > >

Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread Derek Martin
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 08:39:31PM +1100, Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 10.12.18 17:29, Derek Martin wrote: > >When a message is a reply to another message, the mailboxes of the > >authors of the original message (the mailboxes in the "From:" > >field) or mailboxes specified in the "Rep

Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread Kevin J. McCarthy
On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 05:29:01PM -0600, Derek Martin wrote: I'm not entirely sure what you mean by this, but for the sake of clarity about RFC features, here's what RFC 2822 says on the matter (3.6.3, paragraph 6): [...]since these are normally secondary recipients of the reply. It recomm

Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread Mihai T. Lazarescu
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 12:29 AM Derek Martin wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 05, 2018 at 05:31:28PM +1100, Erik Christiansen wrote: > > Thread comment: It's OK to be unaware of the usefulness of RFC features, > > but it does seem odd to pretend that they're not useful just because > > it's only others who

Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread Mihai Lazarescu
On Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 21:08:16 +0100, Mihai Lazarescu wrote: On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 12:29 AM Derek Martin wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 05, 2018 at 05:31:28PM +1100, Erik Christiansen wrote: > > Thread comment: It's OK to be unaware of the usefulness of RFC features, > > but it does seem o

Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread nunojsilva
On 2018-12-11, Derek Martin wrote: > On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 08:39:31PM +1100, Erik Christiansen wrote: >> On 10.12.18 17:29, Derek Martin wrote: >> >When a message is a reply to another message, the mailboxes of the >> >authors of the original message (the mailboxes in the "From:" >> >

Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread Derek Martin
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 09:08:16PM +0100, Mihai T. Lazarescu wrote: > > It recomments Mutt's current behavior > > I disagree on "recommends". Actually "may", as modal verb, is used to > express *possibility* or used to ask or give *permission* (or is used > to make a *suggestion* or suggest a *po

Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread Derek Martin
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 10:37:02PM +, Nuno Silva wrote: > > Yes, I did not think I needed to say this explicity, but it also > > explains why: Because that usage is the one that corresponds to the > > stated purpose of those fields. As such it is the obvious, and should > > be preferred, way

Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread Derek Martin
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 09:51:08AM -0800, Kevin J. McCarthy wrote: > On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 05:29:01PM -0600, Derek Martin wrote: > > [...]since these are normally secondary recipients of the reply. > > > >It recomments Mutt's current behavior, for precisely the reasons I > >gave in support of it

Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 11.12.18 17:52, Derek Martin wrote: > On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 10:37:02PM +, Nuno Silva wrote: > > > Yes, I did not think I needed to say this explicity, but it also > > > explains why: Because that usage is the one that corresponds to the > > > stated purpose of those fields. As such it is

Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread Kevin J. McCarthy
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 06:23:11PM -0600, Derek Martin wrote: On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 09:51:08AM -0800, Kevin J. McCarthy wrote: But the "reason" supplied by the RFC, which I snipped to emphasize, is a bit weak. I'm not sure why you think that. You, just now, responded to something I said.

Re: [Mutt] Re: Group reply To-vs-Cc recipients

2018-12-11 Thread Will Yardley
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 06:41:17PM -0800, Kevin J. McCarthy wrote: > If you convert the mailing list concept to a group of "To" recipients > instead, the same logic can apply. A sends an email to B,C,D as a group > conversation, "Where should we have lunch today". B may respond to A's > email, bu