* Florian Lohoff <f...@zz.de> [02-20-13 04:43]:
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:51:54AM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> > But dumbing things down also causes problems.  People should learn
> > some social graces.  Email is one of the basic forms of communication
> > in our new electronic world.  I think this facade does them no favors.
> > 
> > But mostly because it means that:
> > 
> > 1. I will get a copy without the mailing list List-* headers.
> >    + list-reply own't work reliably.
> >    + Mail filing won't work reliably.
> 
> Just to make it clear - I am one of those who like to get a direct
> reply _additionally_ to the list mail.
> 
> I check lists sometimes only every couple of days or weeks,
> once i start to interact with a thread i'd like to get replys
> immediately into my inbox to make shure i can keep the thread going
> instead of sending a reply days to weeks later.
> 
> And blaming people sending you a direct mail which you are incapable
> of replying to (Remember - The header still contains the list address)
> is like blaming mutt it cant decode ms-tnef natively ...

Then it *should* be upon you to adjust your mail-system to provide the
*special* provision that *you* desire rather than force an un-needed extra
copy upon the "rest of the world".

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