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Message no. 1
From: "Arno R. Lehmann" <arlehma@***.NET>
Subject: Reply-toAdress
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 19:27:28 +0200
On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:48:18 -0400, Erik Jameson wrote:

>I really wish you would alter your e-mail protocols so when us unwashed
>masses hit the reply button it directs to the list, not directly to you.
>It's good mailing list etiquette.

I really wish I could, but:

1. My mail programm doesn't allw that, and setting the general Repl-To
to this list is surely a bad idea.
2. I would expect the list server to override the Repl-To field.
3. That is the reason why I put in my .sig as it is (usually at least I
do)
4. That gives everone the chance to think if his reply should really go
to the list ;-)
5. That's got nothing to do with the e-mail protocol.
6. I can't. (I wrote that, but that's the main reason)
7. see 1 + 6

Arno
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Message no. 2
From: "Darrell L. Bowman" <bowmandl@*****.DHR.STATE.NC.US>
Subject: Re: Reply-toAdress
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 13:39:38 +0000
On 23 Apr 98 at 19:27, Arno R. Lehmann wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:48:18 -0400, Erik Jameson wrote:
>
> >I really wish you would alter your e-mail protocols so when us unwashed
> >masses hit the reply button it directs to the list, not directly to you.
> >It's good mailing list etiquette.
>
> I really wish I could, but:
>
> 1. My mail programm doesn't allw that, and setting the general Repl-To
> to this list is surely a bad idea.
> 2. I would expect the list server to override the Repl-To field.
> 3. That is the reason why I put in my .sig as it is (usually at least I
> do)
> 4. That gives everone the chance to think if his reply should really go
> to the list ;-)
> 5. That's got nothing to do with the e-mail protocol.
> 6. I can't. (I wrote that, but that's the main reason)
> 7. see 1 + 6

Arno, what mail program are you using?
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