[GNC] Multiple copies of gnucash-user messages from the list

Liz edodd at billiau.net
Sat Feb 15 02:33:23 EST 2020


On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:47:20 -0600
Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:

> What do you mean by ‘archive messages’?
> 
> Are you set to receive in digest form, or individually?
> 
> Otherwise, there are 3 preferences I can see that would possibly
> result in ‘duplicates’.
> 
> 1 - Avoid duplicate copies of messages? (you’d want to set this to
> ‘yes’ to *avoid* duplicates. That is, if you are in the To: or CC:
> fields, the list will try not to send one to you in addition.)
> 
> 2 - Receive your own posts to the list? (you’d want to set this to
> ’no’ to not have the list send you a copy of what you just posted.
> You can use your Sent box/folder or thread it appropriately according
> to however your mail client works) This would only apply to your own
> posts, not those of others.
> 
> 3 - Receive acknowledgement mail when you send mail to the list?
> (again, you’d want to set this to ’no’ to not receive a ‘hey, you
> just sent this to the list’ message) Again, this only applies to your
> own posts, not those of others.
> 
> Otherwise, I can’t see any reason why you’re getting more than 1 or
> even 2 or more copies of every post. And it seems the problem is on
> your end, because you’re the only one (so far) saying it is happening.
> 
> (note, I can imagine such a mess if you had the above three
> preferences set wrong, were not using digest mode, and sent messages
> to the list by hitting ‘reply-all’ and you were also in the To: or
> CC: fields, which might generate as many as 4 copies of your own
> messages to the list.)
> 
> If the list were spamming members with duplicates, triplicates, and
> worse, it would be noticed and addressed.

I did check Alan's message settings from gnucash-user. At the time that
I checked he was set the receive mails individually, and have no
duplicates.

Liz
Moderator


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