On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 02:21:54PM +0200, Egbert Eich wrote:
> David Dawes writes:
>  > On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 07:05:29PM +0200, Egbert Eich wrote:
>  > 
>  > >I have just checked the replies on the xfree86@ list.
>  > >Most of them contain just the [EMAIL PROTECTED] addresses.
>  > 
>  > I can't speak for others, but most of my replies (including this one)
>  > are like that by design.
> 
> Yes, I know. But this is not the point I was trying to make.
> 
> If Joe Newuser has problems getting XFree86 to run he may send
> email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (After all it is advertised all over to
> do so), but he doesn't subscribe to the list (It says nowhere that he
> should).
> One of us wants to anser him, hits 'group reply' and because of the
> Reply-To: only containing the list the answer goes only to the list.
> But since the original author isn't subscribed he *doesn't* get the
> answer. 

I believe that if your mailer doesn't either a) include the RT address in a
group or b) ask, that your mailer is borken.

But, third time now: the Answer Gang has *already fixed this problem*.

Why isn't anyone interested?

Cheers,
-- jra
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