2008/5/15 Michael Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, 15 May 2008 02:46:53 -0700 > Bob Estes wrote: > > > > > > > In ageneralised *e-mail* "discussion" an email is sent To one person > > > (or more) and cc several others. Reply sends the reply *only* to the > > > sender of the message being replied to; Reply All sends the message > > > to that person plus all those To'd and cc'd on the message being > > > replied to (except, of course, the person actualy doing the Reply > > > All). > > > > > > It has never been clear to me why a *News* reader should have both > > > options. > > > > > > > > Thanks, Harold. That clears up some misunderstanding for me. I > > recall some discussion recently about the need to cc: the original > > sender if the message came through the moderator. Wouldn't the "Reply > > All" function send a reply to the original sender? > > > > Yep, thats how i CC the OP when they are non list members (moderated > posters). > > Hmmm. What *exact* method (OP Sys, mail/news program, mail or news) do you use to read/write the list? I currently use Thunderbird on one computer and Google's web interface via Firefox on another. Reply All does *not* include an unsubscribed OP in either system. Previously I used Outlook Express *e-mail*. Reply All did *not* include an unsubscribed OP there either. I've also used a News reader; same. Hence alll the [heated] discussion in this list about *explicitly* cc'ing an unsubscribed OP if you want them to see your reply. I thought it had to do with the way the moderator's software (ezmlm) mangles the headers.
-- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
