[ale] Regarding replies to the list...

[mhirsch at nubridges.com (Michael D. Hirsch)]

On Monday 09 December 2002 10:21 am, Geoffrey wrote:
> Let me make sure we all understand this.  Two folks have indicated they
> prefer the current setup. In my mind, there are three options.
>
> Currently there is no way to send email to the original poster without
> explicitly typing their email addr into the window.  That to me sucks.

"Reply all" works for me, as currently configured under kmail, and many 
other people.  The only difficulty is if they have the "Reply-to" field 
set.

> 2nd, is selecting reply would reply to the list, selecting reply-all
> would send email to the list and the poster.  I would prefer this much
> over the current situation referenced above.

This is exactly how it works for me, and many other people.  It seems to me 
that most people like this setup.

> 3rd, selecting reply would reply to the original poster, selecting
> reply-all would send email to the original poster and the list. (the
> solution referenced by the web site link)

And I think most of us don't like that for a community oriented mailing 
list.

The current setup and 2) seem identical to me for most practical purposes.

Michael
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