[cw-discuss] OT: Broken replies

[Steve Busby]

I have to admit, my mind is changed.  Thanks for the link Jeremy.

Steve

On 12/1/06, Jeremy White <jwhite at codeweavers.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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