[ale] Regarding replies to the list...

[Kilroy, Chris]

i like it better the way it is now as well, for the same reasons as stated below


->-----Original Message-----
\
->I prefer the current behavior as I am putting less work into 
->replying. 
-> A simple click on the reply button gives me what I've had to create 
->before.  I hate the old behavior as every reply would require the 
->typing/selection of ale at ale.org.  Also, to simplify my 
->replies I would 
->just leave the individual's email in place instead of deleting it, so 
->each poster I replied to would receive TWO emails rather than 
->just one. 
-> I got that as replies to my posts as well, and hated having 
->to delete 
->the replies.  I use Mozilla and threading to display/sort the emails. 
-> So, I would prefer to keep the current behavior.
->Dow
->
->PS.  My opinion on this is very strong so rates many votes. 
->;-)Â Â  Just 
->kidding around!
->
->Geoffrey wrote:
->
->> Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
->>
->>> On Sunday 08 December 2002 01:08 pm, Fletch wrote:
->>>
->>>> http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html
->>>
->>>
->>>
->>> I wish I had a nickel for every time I've seen this 
->referenced as if 
->>> it were gospel.  I find it thoroughly unconvincing.
->>>
->>> IMHO, if the purpose of a list is to promote a community 
->(as I think 
->>> this list does) then replies should default to the list.  
->If not, and 
->>> the preference is for replies to the sender, the set reply 
->to the sender.
->>>
->>> There is a technical problem with reply to the list and 
->that is that 
->>> it may be hard to find some people's return address, and 
->so it will 
->>> be difficult to write to them individually.  I think this 
->is pretty 
->>> rare, nowadays.
->>
->>
->> For me this is the most convincing reason.  Basically, you 
->very likely 
->> are could change the intent of the original poster.  For 
->example, say 
->> I send an email from my work addr, but I want responses to go to my 
->> home address.  There's no way for that to happen if the reply-to is 
->> munged.
->>
->> On the other side of the issue, I guess one could consider that the 
->> list is the actual poster since the original poster sent it to the 
->> list and the list is then actually sending it to everyone 
->else.  Damn, 
->> I'm starting to convince myself. :)
->>
->> For what it's worth, I think we've beat this one to death.  
->It's not 
->> an issue I'll lose sleep over so I'd suggest a quick vote via email 
->> and go with the crowd.
->>
->> What do other's say?
->>
->>>
->>> There is a second reason to have reply to sender--it might 
->cut back 
->>> on the number of stupid, off-topic, political discussions 
->that drag 
->>> on forever and don't contribute to the general Linux 
->knowledge.  Even 
->>> this worthy goal isn't sufficient to make me vote for 
->reply to sender.
->>
->>
->> I agree this is not a sufficient reason for such behavior.
->>
->>>
->>> --Michael
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