[sdiy] Re: Replying

[Aaron Cram]

Moho Disco wrote:

> >However, if we were going to change the delivery of list mail, I think
> >there is something more interesting to change. I've been on several
> >mailing lists in the past, and there is something that annoys me a little
> >about this list. I can't simply "hit the reply button" to respond to
> >messages on this list. When I try that, I end up sending a message
> >back to the individual poster, and not to the whole list.
>
> I completely completely completely agree with this!!!  Making it so that
> replying only goes to the poster does not encourage interaction with
> the group- I mean, I want to hear what you guys are talking about on
> here!  It sucks seeing interesting questions asked, and then never any
> answers because people are just writing back to the poster.  Information
> is not being distributed like it should in this configuration, and isn't
> that what this list is about, distributing info?
>
> And who cares if it safeguards against accidentally replying to the list.
> That is a ridiculous reason to configure the list this way.  Just be more
> careful.
>
> Lava

I personally would like the list to remain like it is.  I don't find it
inconvenient at all to "reply-to-all" and delete any private addresses.  The
only other list I am on does it the same way.  The following link explains why
this is a good thing:
http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html


-Aaron