On Thu, 2017-09-07 at 18:20 +0100, David Woodhouse wrote:
> On Thu, 2017-09-07 at 17:23 +0100, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > I don't understand that. I have Evolution filters to sort list traffic
> > into folders, and the folder list will show me a count of unread
> > messages. 
> 
> I do that too. In 138 mailing list folders there are 688,252 unread
> mails. Plus the 35,564 in my inbox :)

And having the reply in your Inbox is going to make it noticeable? I
suspect your problems are beyond the capacity of a reply policy to
solve ...

> > My default folder view is also set to Unseen. Barring bugs, I
> > don't see how you can miss a reply. You don't need to remember to check
> > for it manually. I occasionally see replies to messages that are weeks
> > old and I've long forgotten about.
> > 
> > > 
> > > And that's only one of the use cases I listed. There are other users
> > > who *never* receive the message for absolutely no fault of their own.
> > 
> > I'd be interested to see examples of this, other than people posting
> > questions *without* being on the list, but generally those who do so
> > are careful to mention it and ask for personal replies.
> 
> The page I linked to gave examples, with bullet points. The main ones
> being other lists and subject experts who are relevant to a specific
> thread but not on this particular list.

I'll take a look.

> > I didn't think I was cutting anyone out, and have never been told that
> > it was happening. 
> 
> Oh you really have. I've referred you to that same document before, I'm
> sure :)

No, don't think so.

poc
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