list configutation - was Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proceedings at next meeting not seen on list.

[Jason Clarke]

Agreed.

Any why are we accomdating e-mail clients that are essentially bad? (Don't
start on OE :-)

The reason people still use them is because they're accomodated for.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Tiltman" <andrew at mediadome.net.au>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>; "Tony Langdon"
<tlangdon at atctraining.com.au>
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: list configutation - was Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proceedings at next
meeting not seen on list.


> Sure, some email clients ignore replyto's, but you can also get majordomo
to
> replace the senders email address with the mailing lists... and perhaps
put
> theirs in the footer
> Regardless, the current configuration is an annoyance as has been
> demonstrated by not just myself :)
> -Andrew
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Langdon" <tlangdon at atctraining.com.au>
> To: "'Steven Haigh'" <netwiz at optushome.com.au>; "Andrew Tiltman"
> <andrew at mediadome.net.au>; <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:35 PM
> Subject: RE: list configutation - was Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proceedings at
next
> meeting not seen on list.
>
>
> > > Someone also raised the issue regarding the munging of email
> > > headers to
> > > force all replies back to the list... I believe that this was
> > > also resolved
> > > by explaining why the group made a decision earlier on to
> > > have the list
> > > configured how it is now. I think it was Tony Langdon that
> > > made a case for
> > > why it should be how it is now about 3 - 4 months ago...
> >
> > Wouldn't have been me.  I might have mentioned why some list admins
choose
> > to have the list configured this way (has a lot to do with brain dead
> email
> > clients - almost all of them! - and some religious arguments involving
the
> > sanctity of email headers).  Personally, I find it a pain in the
> proverbial,
> > but because of the highly religious nature of the debate, I'm not going
to
> > stir the pot either way. :-)
> >
> > Yes, this is another religious debate, and you'll never please
everyone -
> so
> > we're best dropping it and avoiding the Holy War. ;-)
> >
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