[GNC] List Replies

[Greg Feneis]

Derek, it's just the default behavior.  It doesn't prevent people from
making private replies or make it challenging.  That seems like a plausible
policy from the late 90s.

If it's been the way it is for several years, it might be time to try a
change.  Perhaps people are more email savvy these days?

Kind regards,

Greg Feneis




On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 5:47 AM Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:

> Greg,
>
> On Mon, November 16, 2020 8:33 am, Greg Feneis wrote:
> > That seems like an unnecessary dichotomy.  Perhaps it's a limitation of
> > mailman, or our ability to administer?  On the other list I belong to
> that
> > server causes either reply type to default to only the list server
> without
> > obscuring the originator's address.
>
> You just stated the issue: "that server causes either reply type to
> default to ONLY the list server" (emphasis mine).  THAT is the issue.  We
> DO NOT WANT that behavior.  We WANT people to be able to reply privately
> to people.  Making private replies challenging is just a non-starter.
>
> Please go read the archives for the last dozen threads on this topic.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -derek
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Kind regards, Greg Feneis
> > (Pixel 3)
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 05:20 Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Greg,
> >>
> >> This topic comes up about once a year or so, usually closer to Spring as
> >> people start working on their taxes and asking for help.
> >>
> >> In short, yes, mailman COULD be set up to set the Reply-To the list.
> >> The
> >> downside of that approach is that it makes it MUCH MUCH harder (nearly
> >> impossible) to make an off-list (private) reply.  The decision, which
> >> has
> >> been made over and over again over the past 20 years, is that making it
> >> POSSIBLE to make a private reply is more important than making it always
> >> reply-to-list.
> >>
> >> This is why every message has a note to remind people to Reply-All.
> >>
> >> -derek
> >>
> >> On Mon, November 16, 2020 8:06 am, Greg Feneis wrote:
> >> > Hi friends,
> >> >
> >> > A frequent encounter on this list is members replying to an email's
> >> > originator and not to the list server.
> >> >
> >> > In the grand scheme, not a big deal. However, other lists I belong to
> >> > don't
> >> > seem to have this issue.  I'm wondering if a list server setting could
> >> > help.
> >> >
> >> > For this other list I belong to, when I receive an email, it appears
> >> to
> >> > come from the originator's name and email address.  But, no matter if
> >> I
> >> > use
> >> > reply, or reply-all, the initial email composition only ever begins
> >> with
> >> > the list server as the only recipient.
> >> >
> >> > I imagine this feature has to do with the construction of the email
> >> > messages being sent from the server to the list members.
> >> >
> >> > Could our mailman server be set to do the same thing?🤔
> >> >
> >> > Kind regards, Greg Feneis
> >> > (Pixel 3)
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> >>        Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
> >>        derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
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>        Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
>        derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
>        Computer and Internet Security Consultant
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