[Gpe-list] Mailing list reply-to field

[Nils Faerber]

Neal H. Walfield schrieb:
> At Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:01:57 +0000,
> daniel.faulkner at boltblue.com wrote:
>> Is it possible for someone on the mailing list to set a reply-to field (if it's possible) in 
>> mailman? By default (unlike some of the other lists I'm on) my emails get addressed to 
>> the sender when I click reply rather than to the list (which I have forgotten about once 
>> or twice).
>>
>> Just a minor annoyance but one that I expect a few people would like to see sorted.
> 
> I'm against this.  This error is far easier to correct than accidently
> replying to the list thinking that you are replying to the sender
> privately, and then trying to rescind that email.  Moreover, most of
> the mailing lists I'm on don't turn on this behavior.

Hmm... I should double check that but I had the impression that most
have it on, i.e. reply-to list.

> Some mail clients have list reply functionality (that is, they'll do
> what you want if you are replying to mailing list mail).  Maybe you
> should investigate that.

Uh - Thunderbird e.g.? I havent seen such functionality in it...


What do other list members say?
I am open to both settings since I tend to look at the recipients line ;)

> Neal
Cheers
  nils

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