my vote
Reply-To line set to return responses to the list (public)
Peter Ross
Hans van Loon wrote:
> Reply-to the list (public)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bruce Jones <bjones@weber.ucsd.edu>
> To: <shakuhachi@weber.ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 5:17 PM
> Subject: Mailing List Settings
>
> >
> > Back in the good old days of the Internet, before the advent of
> > POP clients and attachments, there was a "To" line and a "From"
> > line in the message header. Your mail program offered you two
> > choices: reply to everyone who got the original message, and
> > reply to originator only.
> >
> > You had to make the choice, as there was no default.
> >
> > Today, with the advent of the "Reply-To" line and a single "Reply"
> > button on GUI mail clients (Outlook, Eudora, Netscrape Mail), the
> > default is chosen for you. Now, even if you use a "legacy" mail
> > program like I do, there is no distinction made between reply to
> > originator and reply to everyone. The Reply-To line is in control.
> >
> > The result is exemplified in at least two dimensions in yesterday's
> > personal-made-public exchange between Riley and Tom, and this
> > morning, when I fell prey to the same problem in my response to
> > Paul Hirsh's request for a change to digest.
> >
> > Riley has written and asked that I change the default Reply-To line
> > from everyone to originator. This being a public list, I am putting
> > it to a vote.
> >
> > Each setting has its positive and negative aspects.
> >
> > With the Reply-To set to everyone (current state), the possibility
> > that messages intended for one person will to out to the list.
> >
> > With Reply-To set to originator only, there is a reduced risk that
> > personal messages will be made public but there is an increased
> > likelihood that messages intended for the entire list will only go
> > to the originator.
> >
> > (BTW: I think that the change in setting is, in large part,
> > responsible for the increase in list traffic because messages
> > intended for the list but sent only to the originator under the
> > old regiem, are now coming to everyone - which may or may not be a
> > "Good Thing" (TM) depending on your POV.)
> >
> > If this issue interests you one way or another, please vote for one
> > of the following:
> >
> > Reply-To line set to return responses to the list (public)
> > Reply-To line set to return responses to the originator (private)
> >
> > Which say ye?
> >
> > bj
> >
> > -
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