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

[Jan Wildeboer]

Muhahaha. 20 years of mailing llists and still the same discussions wrt 
reply-to.

Top-posting intended :-)

SCNR

Jan
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Subject: Re: [TOS] Fwd: teachingopensource.org mailing list	membershipsremindertosmaillist.neophyte_rep at ordinaryamerican.net
> 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.  [...]

In my opinion, Reply-To should not be set. There is a perfectly good
"List-Post" header telling mail clients where to send list-replies.
(IETF RFC-2369 I think.)

Consider the potential damage:

With Reply-To:

A1. Reply-To set, mail client supports List-Post => list-reply command
works but reply command is broken and does the same as list-reply, no
way to recover off-list reply command except manual editing, risks
private messages going to list.

A2. Reply-To set, mail client ignores List-Post => reply goes to list,
no way to recover off-list reply command except manual editing.

Without:

B1. No Reply-To, mail client supports List-Post => list-reply command
works, reply command works.

B2. No Reply-To, mail client ignores List-Post => reply goes direct,
user of incomplete client has to use Reply-All or edit the recipients,
risks list messages going privately.

Why should users be punished for having List-Post-supporting clients
by risking private messages going public if they overlook the break,
just so users of worse clients don't risk public messages going private?

If a mail client doesn't support List-Post properly, report the bug -
and fix it if you can (it's free and open source software, right?)

Hope that informs,
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