[cw-discuss] OT: Broken replies

[Jeremy White]

Hi Simon,

Simon Roby wrote:
> On 11/30/06, James E. LaBarre <jamesl at bestweb.net> wrote:
> 
>> (ARGH!!  this damned list that doesn't reply-to correctly!)
> 
> 
> I also find it *extremely* annoying. The whole point of a mailing list
> is to have all questions answered publicly so it creates some sort of
> knowledge base. IMHO not having a "reply-to" that automatically points
> to the list address encourages private posts and therefore completely
> defeats the intended purpose of the list. Anyway, I hope this will be
> eventually fixed.

I'm sorry that you dislike it.  However, I am afraid that we have
deliberately left it this way.  It is the mailman recommended default,
and I choose to believe it is the correct setting.

If it helps, here is someone else's reasoning on the subject:
  http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html

Cheers,

Jeremy