> From: bh@digital.net
> To: "REITTINGER, PAT" <preittinge@mohawk.moric.org>
> Cc: majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM
> Subject: Re: reply
> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 18:33:55 GMT
> Reply-to: bh@digital.net
> On Thu, 10 Apr 1997 14:19:01 +5 EST, you wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >By listserv default, does one reply back to the original sender, and
> >correspond with the list by mailing a new message to the list? My
> >users are having discussions as to how a listserv should work, what
> >reply means, etc.
>
> With most mail systems and using the default majordomo behavior,if you just use
> reply it goes to the sender of the message. If you use "reply to all" then the
> reply will go to the sender and to the list. This way you have an option of
> sending a reply to the list or just to the sender.
>
> if you change the list so replies go back to the list then you open up problems
> with potential mail loops from malformed mailers. Also, if you decide that you
> want to send a message back to the sender of the message only then you have to
> create a new message to do it. You do not easily have the choice like you do if
> reply is set to go to the sender by default.
>
> Brian
>
>
Thanks, This then becomes a training issue. It is true, setting
reply-to to the list is very messy! Wait til those confirm/receipts
start coming in!!
Pat
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