Thomas Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Samuel Padgett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > But won't people who aren't subscribed to the lists not receive your > > messages? > > A rare special case, especially since the majority of the lists I'm > on don't even allow external posts.
I subscribe to several lists (some bug reporting lists and developer lists) where it's very common for people who aren't subscribed to send messages to the list. Of course, list reply certain makes sense for lists that don't allow external posts. > I'd rather one person with questionable reasons posting to the > list not receive a message than 4 people receive two each. I always figured that, if it really annoys them, they should switch to an MUA that generates a Mail-Followup-To header (like Mutt) or one that handles duplicates really well (like Gnus). Sam