[sdiy] Reply to sender not list

Steffen stffn at dibidut.dk
Fri Apr 6 13:06:27 CEST 2007


The maillist software also sets other headers then the reply-to  
header. Fx:

List-Id: 	synthesizer diy electronics <synth-diy.dropmix.xs4all.nl>

List-Unsubscribe: 	<http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth- 
diy>, <mailto:synth-diy-request at dropmix.xs4all.nl?subject=unsubscribe>

List-Archive: 	<http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/pipermail/synth-diy>

List-Post: 	<mailto:synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>

List-Help: 	<mailto:synth-diy-request at dropmix.xs4all.nl?subject=help>

List-Subscribe: 	<http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth- 
diy>, <mailto:synth-diy-request at dropmix.xs4all.nl?subject=subscribe>

Some email clients have a "reply to list" option also. I guess that  
option uses either of these headers, properly the List-Post header.  
Now that's a hole third way of dealing whit it. Which combined with  
seting the list to reply to poster is preferred as it leave the most  
options to the user.

Not having that feature in the email client causes extra "work": When  
the list is set such that hitting reply send to the poster only, not  
the list, then one have to hit reply-all to reply to the list. But  
that also involves sending a CC to alot of other folks rather then  
just the list. Hence trimming the send To/CC fields really is needed.

But it's not a big issue to me. Just my humble thoughts.

On 06/04/2007, at 12.15, Samppa Tolvanen wrote:

> Sadly reporting, that setting "reply to:" header broke Gmails "reply
> to all" option.

How does it brake?



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