On Tue, 2008-06-17 at 00:29 +0200, Dr.Ruud wrote: > Rick Bragg schreef: > > Dr.Ruud: > >> Rick Bragg: > > >>> Is there a reason why the reply-to on this mailing list is set to go > >>> back to the poster and not back to the list? I think its best for a > >>> list like this to keep all the messages on the list, so when I > >>> reply, I need to manually put in the beginners@perl.org address in > >>> the To: field... > >> > >> Many mail clients have a "Reply to list" function. In Evolution that > >> is Ctrl-L, if I remember correctly. > >> > >> I prefer the usenet interface. news://nntp.perl.org/perl.beginners > > > > That's great to know. I still think that it would be best if the list > > is set up to automatically reply to the list by default though. > > The list is set up as it is. No doubt there is a configuration option in > the list management to make it behave more like you prefer, but that > involves messing with the header fields, like: inserting a Reply-To, but > after copying any existing value of a Reply-To into the new From (but > only of the e-mail address part and not the comment part, the comment > part should survive; and probably only of the first address because > there could be more), and after renaming the existing From to > X-Original-From, etc., etc. > > Many things can go wrong there, also because it is on purpose not all > strictly defined, so why want it? > Further, you can probably set up your mail client to override the reply > to be reply-to-list (for any single mailbox, or even for all list > related mailboxes). > > Subscribers that don't want to receive direct reactions, can show that > by putting the list address in the Reply-To. > > > Against munging: > http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html > > In favor: > http://www.metasystema.net/essays/reply-to.mhtml > > -- > Affijn, Ruud > > "Gewoon is een tijger." >
Thanks for this info! BTW, I choose in this case to reply to list. I know this is a bit off topic for this list, but most lists I have been to munge the reply-to field, and I just got used to it as a simple convenience. Thanks rick -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Green Mountain Network, and is believed to be clean. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
