On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 08:00:24AM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * Chris Bannister <cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz> [02-23-13 00:32]: > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 07:44:37AM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > > 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". > > > > The **ONLY** way to not get an extra copy is **NOT** to get CC'd in the > > first place (and vice versa; i.e you in To and list in CC). It is > > disgusting that the list software decides whether to honor the headers > > or not!!!! > > > > To my understanding, list software does not decide, except concerning MFT. > *The* problem is users not responding to list, "L", but rather to all, "g". > The expectation of one reading/writing a list that they would continue to
The list software, mailman, has an option not to rec duplicate mail. IOW if you are CC'd on a list (and vice versa; i.e you in To and list in CC) then the list software doesn't send you a list copy but only a personal copy. It is set to yes (IOW, no duplicates) by default on at least the lists I am subscribed to which use mailman. I've had to explicitly tell the software to honor the email headers, I think it should be the other way round. i.e. you should explicitly tell the software to break expected behaviour. A better heading, would be "Honor email headers?" or "Don't honor email headers?" -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X
