On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:19:56 +0200, Jan Kohnert <[email protected]> wrote: > David Rogers schrieb: >> * Jan Kohnert <[email protected]> [2010-08-31 06:22]: >> >David Rogers schrieb: >> >> * Michael Welsh Duggan <[email protected]> [2010-08-30 18:04]: >> >> >Tim McNamara <[email protected]> writes: >> >> >> Is there a reason that the reply-to header is not set for the mailing >> >> >> list? >> >> > >> >> >Yes, there is a reason. >> >> > >> >> >http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html >> >> >http://marc.merlins.org/netrants/listreplyto.txt >> >> >> >> The logic at those links is impeccable but irrelevant. >> > >> >That are mail standards since 20+ years, if a MUA doesn't get it right, >> >it's not the fault of the list. ;) >> >> True and still irrelevant. > > OK, I don't like Flamewars, so I'll stop here. But one thing I have to add: > You are using Mutt, according to your headers. Mutt in fact knows > list-reply, > at least according to [1]. So why not using this? That would solve all your > problems. :)
List reply is a poor idea, because it assumes that the sender is subscribed to the list. The assumption is only valid for lists that are configured not to allow posting by non-members. Reply-all does the right thing in all situations (including lists that only allow posting by members), so list reply function isn't needed. Reply-all is what solves all problems, real or imagined. In the context of a list discussion, the "all" means "all discussion parties, consisting of the union of the author and the set of members of the mailing list". That is the correct set of destinations for the group discussion. Anything less inclusive than that risks being broken in some situation. If you train yourself to use the mechanism which doesn't work 100% of the time, you will eventually screw up. Maybe all the lists you are on today are restricted to members-only posting, but that could change tomorrow. And then you will have to re-train your fingers to hit Reply-all. Reply-all also ensures that the author gets a reply which isn't delayed by list processing. This is useful when someone needs some urgent assistance. In those cases, that someone is often not subscribed to the list. If I need help with something, and that something has a mailing list that allows non-member postings, I won't waste time subscribing just to get my question answered! What if the list is moderated? A list-only reply could sit in the moderation queue for days without being read by the original author. Are you going to let some list admin decide what you can and cannot write to the author of the original message? _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
