On Thu, 15 May 2008 12:58:39 +0100 Harold Fuchs wrote: > 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. >
Sylpheed mail client on Linux. It automatically puts the list address in the TO header and the OP in a CC header when i click Reply All. But i do have Reply-to munging set for all the OO.o folders and filter moderated posts direct to one folder. -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
