On Tue, 21 Mar 2006, ceccles_ca wrote:
> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Don Tillman <don@...> wrote:
> >
> > > From: pete <marabus@...>
> > > Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:55:23 -0500
> > >
> > > Does anyone know why this is the only yahoo group that I belong
> > > to that when replying it defaults to the originator's e-mail and
> > > not the group?
> >
> > Because the list admin set this list up to follow email standards.
i still disagree with that logic.
i use pine.
my choice is [r] and it asks "reply to all?"
in which case, if i said yes, the OP [original poster] would receive
two copies of the message [which happens to me a couple time a month
when someone fails to remove the OP address from their reply].
so i have to say yes, then copy the group address from the CC field
and paste it over the OP's address to avoid the duplication.
it's quite annoying.
less than one time out of one hundred do i want to reply ONLY to the
OP and not the list. so this is the exception BY FAR.
it's my right to disagree with the reasoning.
did i mention that it IS annoying?
it IS the only list i am on that behaves this way.
i suppose i could construct a procmail recipe that would swap the list
address on my end for this list. anyone here really good with REGEX?
so, Don: would you consider changing the function if there were a poll
of members and that a majority prefered replying to the list as the
default? just asking...
respectfully,
jeff
btw: top-posting is a REAL no-no, yet used quite frequently:
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?