Re: [Alug]GNU/Linux Partition Utilities

On Wed, 28 May 2003, MJ Ray wrote:

For the nth time, if you really can't cope with a mailing list that behaves itself, your choices are:-

1. Use a filter to add a reply-to header to incoming email with our

List-Id header;

2. Use a better mail client, one that recognises RFC-2919 headers (next

release of GNUMail will, for you GUI users);

3. Learn to "reply to all" when you want to "reply to all".

How about a little bit of politeness and respect?

On a quick poll of the many lists I'm subscribed to, most set reply-to headers automatically. Whether it's the correct thing to do it or not, the fact is that for some people, this is how they expect lists to behave.

So, rather than "if you can't cope", "learn to", "use a better mail client", how about "Sorry to hear about your troubles. We don't set reply-to because it's considered bad. Here's some of the things you could try that may work for you"?

Andrew.