Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/11/08/22:56:06
Arthur wrote:
> >Please reply via email.
>
> Apart from this being a bit cheeky, I can't anyway because havn't left your
> e-mail address! Those of us on the mailing list can't actually see a reply
> address other than djgpp AT delorie DOT com, so we're a bit scuppered in that
> respect. If you have to use dejanews why not join the DJGPP mailing list
> instead - that's what it's for! Go to www.delorie.com/djgpp/ for details.
Actually, you can-- it's in the "From" header (at least it is for me).
But I'd like to take this opportunity to ask how people feel about the
new feature of the listserv that makes the "Reply-To" address
<djgpp AT delorie DOT com>. My mailer has a reply-to-all feature that sends
the reply to the sender and all other recipients, so I used to be able
to use this to reply to both the sender and the list. But "Reply-To"
overrides it, so now if I want to reply to the original sender I have to
copy-and-paste manually, which is inconvenient and error-prone (the text
is small and sometimes I miss a character).
I realize that Usenet etiquette asks that posters read the fora to which
they post, rather than requesting personal replies, but I view this as
being somewhat harsh in cases. I know from experience that the enormous
traffic of the DJGPP list is difficult to manage, and archive searches
are not always reliable, or remembered to do. Although I would by no
means expect people to reply to posts by mail, I would propose that it
be made as easy as possible for those who wish to do this courtesy to
itinerant posters, and that the "Reply-To" changes be stopped.
I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who feels differently, or even
similarly.
--
Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com
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