regarding the reply address on the list....

From: Jay West <west_at_tseinc.com>
Date: Wed Feb 2 20:08:46 2000

Several people wrote....
> I wonder if you would prefer if the "Respond To" portion should be:
>
> "classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org"
>
> as it used to???? (Well it used to be: "classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu")
> I know that sometimes caused a bit of a problem for posts that were
> supposed to be off list, but I think that is the more intended aspect?????

I've had a fair amount of experience using (and setting up and running)
quite a few mailing lists. The way they were always set up was the user sent
to the list, and the list sent the mail back to all the subscribers with the
reply address being the user who sent the post originally. In this manner if
you hit the REPLY button to a post, your message goes to the person who sent
the post, not the list. If you hit the REPLY ALL button, then your response
went to the list AND the original poster. This is how 99.9% of all the lists
I've ever seen are configured.

As a result, I've always wondered why on classiccmp the reply address was
the list. Using that method the benefit is that everyone can see what's
going on. The drawback is it's very very easy to send posts intended to be
private to the list.

I'm not saying any of this to say how it should be set up. That's not my
call. I'm just saying what I've typically seen on other lists. If Derek
wants it changed to the old method, he can do it or he can call me to do it.

I personally prefer the new way, but my vote doesn't count! :)

Jay West
Received on Wed Feb 02 2000 - 20:08:46 GMT