[TOS] Fwd: teachingopensource.org mailing list memberships reminder

[tosmaillist.neophyte_rep at ordinaryamerican.net]

I brought up the Reply-To header issue because the server is actively
under maintenance and I once received a note at the end of my reply to
a specific person when I intended to reply to the list, "(Please also
respond to list messages on list.)"  And the obverse of your
observation about mail clients is not ALL (as in 100%) of the mail
clients let you set reply address defaults to the "To" header.

So I guess this becomes a couple of policy questions:

1) Who makes policy for the configuration of the
TeachingOpenSource.org mailing list?
2) What is the policy about replies?

Sorry, but I don't like having to remember to change every address in
every reply I make.  If I can't make the reply to the list I
definitely try to remember to re-evaluate whether the reply is
appropriate and defensible.  It's my understanding that membership in
a community with a mailing list requires a thicker skin than
face-to-face communication, primarily because faces aren't available
to read.  I also recognize (with continual re-enforcement from my
spouse) that my tone usually comes across as combative or at least
didactic.  That's a work in progress for which I have this community
to thank for their patience.  TOS has been a growth opportunity for
me, Thank you.  The discussion here always takes me out of my previous
experience box.

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Matthew Jadud - mjadud at allegheny.edu wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:32,
> <tosmaillist.neophyte_rep at ordinaryamerican.net> wrote:
>> By the way, can the new server be configured to have a Reply-To header
>> set to the list?
>
> It is safer for all involved if the default for hitting "reply" only
> goes to the sender, not the entire list. This way, when I reply to
> people off-list secretly advocating for closed-source software, the
> entire community does not get up in arms.
>
> So, really, it's safer for me.
>
> ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Matt
>
> (Humor aside, the default of "reply to sender" matches the majority of
> our daily conversations, so I'd suggest we leave the list
> configuration as-is. Some mail clients let you choose your reply
> preferences, so individuals can choose whether they want to default
> their reply action to be to the individual sender or to all recipients
> included in the CC: line.)
>
>