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

[Tony Langdon]

I'm yet to see a client whick has the option of replying to a From: address
when Reply-To: is set...  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Clarke [mailto:midwaym19 at ozemail.com.au]
> Sent: Friday, 31 May 2002 2:42 PM
> To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Cc: Andrew Tiltman
> Subject: Re: list configutation - was Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] 
> Proceedings at
> next meeting not seen on list.
> 
> 
> 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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