Hi Rob,
I agree this is a problem for one major reason:
I never know, if someone replies to my post, without the CC to the
list, whether the writer wants to take the conversation off the list,
or if he just hit reply (instead of reply-to-all) out of habit.
If the default is to reply to
I've seen this debate on a lot of lists. I firmly believe having a
list munge reply-to is almost universally a very bad idea (the
main exception being very small lists of people who know each other).
Most email programs allow you to tell them the names of the lists you
subscribe to, and/or can
On 10/22/07, Ofer Inbar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've seen this debate on a lot of lists. I firmly believe having a
list munge reply-to is almost universally a very bad idea (the
main exception being very small lists of people who know each other).
Most email programs allow you to tell them
Some good advice, applying to both mailing lists and businesses:
Always reply-to-all, unless there is a good reason not to.
My 2 cents.
Rob Wultsch schreef:
I was previously on a list where the reply-to was setup as it is on the
mysql list, with the originator receiving a response rather than
On 10/21/07, Rob Wultsch wrote:
I was previously on a list where the reply-to was setup as it is on the
mysql list, with the originator receiving a response rather than list. It
ended up that that setting was the default, and had not been changed when
the list was setup.
Is there a good
on 10/21/07 1:15 PM, Jochem van Dieten at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10/21/07, Rob Wultsch wrote:
I was previously on a list where the reply-to was setup as it is on the
mysql list, with the originator receiving a response rather than list. It
ended up that that setting was the default, and
PM
To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: Re: Reply-to is to originator rather than to list
Is there a good reason why the reply-to is setup as it is on this list?
If you could explain why the answer in the FAQ doesn't satisfy you we
might be of more assistance.
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To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: Re: Reply-to is to originator rather than to list
I believe it is excellent for the list as it raises the bar.
Jochem
I think the issue is that when people reply to the originator by mistake and
not the list, the list does
I think I'm on the brink of having a law named after me:
Xaprb's Law: as a mailing list ages, the probability of an argument
over the Reply-to header configuration approaches one.
By way of comparison, see Godwin's Law:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
Can we please just leave the
Baron Schwartz wrote:
I think I'm on the brink of having a law named after me:
Xaprb's Law: as a mailing list ages, the probability of an argument
over the Reply-to header configuration approaches one.
By way of comparison, see Godwin's Law:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
Can we
sol beach wrote:
PKB
¿Qué?
PS: please don't top-post (how could i resist?)
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sol beach wrote:
Pot, Kettle, Black (Usenet shorthand for 'Look at the pot calling the kettle
black')
http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=pkbstring=exact
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sol beach wrote:
PKB
¿Qué?
PS: please don't top-post (how could i
Peter Brawley wrote:
What part of asking if someone is a Nazi do you think funny?
PB
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sol beach wrote:
Pot, Kettle, Black (Usenet shorthand for 'Look at the pot calling the
kettle
black')
http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=pkbstring=exact
On 10/21/07,
sol beach wrote:
It is better to stay silent be thought a fool, rather than speaking
removing all doubt.
Sheesh! Lighten up. Do you understand what Godwin's Law is? I suspect
you don't or you'd perhaps have some clue as to why i asked Baron if he
was one. If you *do* know what Godwin's Law
the dont part :)
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Peter Brawley wrote:
What part of asking if someone is a Nazi do you think funny?
PB
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sol beach wrote:
Pot, Kettle, Black (Usenet shorthand for 'Look at the pot calling
the kettle
black')
ProntoHost wrote:
the dont part :)
Finally: someone with a sense of humour.
And nice use of the emoticon, bub. I should have used a few myself, it
seems.
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Peter Brawley wrote:
This is becoming *really* funny, actually.
Nothing remotelt funny about implying someone is a Nazi.
I wasn't implying anyone was a Nazi. Unfortunately, you still don't
understand that. That's too bad, but I won't lose any sleep over it.
Did you happen to check out the
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