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From: Harold Fuchs
Sent: 2008/05/15 5:58 AM
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.
Some mail/news programs do not respect the 'Reply-To' header and also
send to the 'From' address when using the 'Reply-All' button. Those who
use these non-compliant programs can use 'Reply-All' button when
responding to unsubscribed OPs.
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