reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.

reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.

[Sean McMahon]

Perhaps this is a windows specific problem, but when I reply to this list,
replies go to the list whereas on some lists, reply goes to the author and reply
to all goes to the list.  What makes one list differ in behavior from another in
the reply format?  Do those of you who primarily post email to this list from a
linux based mailer  encounter this situation when replying?

Re: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.

[Juan Hernandez]

this is due to the list configuration.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@usgs.gov>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:34 AM
Subject: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.


> Perhaps this is a windows specific problem, but when I reply to this list,
> replies go to the list whereas on some lists, reply goes to the author and 
> reply
> to all goes to the list.  What makes one list differ in behavior from 
> another in
> the reply format?  Do those of you who primarily post email to this list 
> from a
> linux based mailer  encounter this situation when replying?
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup 

Re: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.

[Joseph C. Lininger]

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Hello,
The difference in where the reply goes has to do with a couple of
factors. The first is the "Reply To:" header of the message. The
software that distributes your message to all list members (Mailman in
this list's case) will handle this differently. Some will rewrite the
"Reply To:" header so that it points to the list, whereas others will
rewrite it to point to the sender of the message, whereas others will do
nothing at all.

The second factor is your email client. Most will just automatically use
the "Reply To:" header as it appears. However, many are configurable
where this behavior is concerned. For example, pine allows you to use
either the "Reply To:" or the "From:" header when replying to a message.

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And so it came to pass that on Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Sean McMahon said

> Perhaps this is a windows specific problem, but when I reply to this
list,
> replies go to the list whereas on some lists, reply goes to the author
and reply
> to all goes to the list.  What makes one list differ in behavior from
another in
> the reply format?  Do those of you who primarily post email to this
list from a
> linux based mailer  encounter this situation when replying?
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>

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RE: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.

[Beth Hatch]

Hi Sean,

I think some of this, replying to all or replying to author, has to do with
the software that is running the mail list.  Most mail list software will
let the administrator configure how replies are handled, e.g. whether
replies will as a default, go to author, or to the list.  For example,
replies to this particular list seem to go to the list itself, while on the
Gnome list, replies seem to go to their respective message authors.

Take care,

Beth 

-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
On Behalf Of Sean McMahon
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 11:34 AM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.

Perhaps this is a windows specific problem, but when I reply to this list,
replies go to the list whereas on some lists, reply goes to the author and
reply to all goes to the list.  What makes one list differ in behavior from
another in the reply format?  Do those of you who primarily post email to
this list from a linux based mailer  encounter this situation when replying?


_______________________________________________
Speakup mailing list
Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

Re: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.

[Laura Eaves]

Hi Sean --
I think this depends on the list processing settings as well as the mailer 
you are using and is not an OS issue.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@usgs.gov>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 1:34 PM
Subject: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.


Perhaps this is a windows specific problem, but when I reply to this list,
replies go to the list whereas on some lists, reply goes to the author and 
reply
to all goes to the list.  What makes one list differ in behavior from 
another in
the reply format?  Do those of you who primarily post email to this list 
from a
linux based mailer  encounter this situation when replying?


_______________________________________________
Speakup mailing list
Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup 

Re: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.

[Glenn at home]

I have only found one Blindness-related list where a reply goes to the 
author only, and that is Blind-L, and I find it quite annoying.
Glenn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean McMahon" <smcmahon@usgs.gov>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 12:34 PM
Subject: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.


Perhaps this is a windows specific problem, but when I reply to this list,
replies go to the list whereas on some lists, reply goes to the author and 
reply
to all goes to the list.  What makes one list differ in behavior from 
another in
the reply format?  Do those of you who primarily post email to this list 
from a
linux based mailer  encounter this situation when replying?


_______________________________________________
Speakup mailing list
Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

Re: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.

[Lorenzo Taylor]

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This particular list is configured to add the list address to the Reply-To:
header upon sending each message to the list members.  Not all lists do this, in
which case, the reply automatically goes to the author of the message.  In
Linux, this problem is solved (at least in Mutt) bu using the "list reply"
command, (upper-case L), if you wish to reply to the list rather than the
author.  I'm not sure about how Pine, which is another mailer used heavily here,
handles this, but I'm sure there is a similar function.

HTH,
Lorenzo
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Re: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.

[Steve Holmes]

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I can't echo Lorenzo's comments enough about the 'List reply' function
in mutt.  I don't know of any other mailer to provide this
functionality.  Basically, it allows you to reply to a list regardless
of how the list is configured.  Plus it does *NOT* send out two copies
like many other mailers do.  This is different from a "reply all" or
group reply rfunction.  It sends *ONLY 1* message to the list itself.
You only need to add the list's address to your .muttrc for list
subscriptions and you're good to go.  I *LOVE* this feature of mutt!

On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 12:19:53AM -0400, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
> This particular list is configured to add the list address to the Reply-To:
> header upon sending each message to the list members.  Not all lists do this, in
> which case, the reply automatically goes to the author of the message.  In
> Linux, this problem is solved (at least in Mutt) bu using the "list reply"
> command, (upper-case L), if you wish to reply to the list rather than the
> author.  I'm not sure about how Pine, which is another mailer used heavily here,
> handles this, but I'm sure there is a similar function.
> 
> HTH,
> Lorenzo

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Re: reply to author VS. reply to list on this list.

[Janina Sajka]

And, you can even put your list of lists in a separate file and just
source it from your ~/.muttrc. Mine is in a file called .mutt_lists.
It's much easier to add and subtract lists that way.

Steve Holmes writes:
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> 
> I can't echo Lorenzo's comments enough about the 'List reply' function
> in mutt.  I don't know of any other mailer to provide this
> functionality.  Basically, it allows you to reply to a list regardless
> of how the list is configured.  Plus it does *NOT* send out two copies
> like many other mailers do.  This is different from a "reply all" or
> group reply rfunction.  It sends *ONLY 1* message to the list itself.
> You only need to add the list's address to your .muttrc for list
> subscriptions and you're good to go.  I *LOVE* this feature of mutt!
> 
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 12:19:53AM -0400, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
> > This particular list is configured to add the list address to the Reply-To:
> > header upon sending each message to the list members.  Not all lists do this, in
> > which case, the reply automatically goes to the author of the message.  In
> > Linux, this problem is solved (at least in Mutt) bu using the "list reply"
> > command, (upper-case L), if you wish to reply to the list rather than the
> > author.  I'm not sure about how Pine, which is another mailer used heavily here,
> > handles this, but I'm sure there is a similar function.
> > 
> > HTH,
> > Lorenzo
> 
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