On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, Michael Talbot-Wilson wrote:
> He asks for help, you tell him the software is shit, is difficult
> to use and will involve him in disputes with others, and that he
> shouldn't use it. Some help.
Or he tells subscribers to get over their petty selves and deal with the
fact that they can't control the behavior of others, and they can just
shut up and delete the dupicates or go screw.
> The problem is with the evil but common practice of list owners
> failing to set Reply-To. Responsible list owners set Reply-To and
> the problem disappears.
...but the problem that it becomes nigh-impossible to reply to an
individual replaces it. As most responsible lists attempt to steer all
but specifically-shared chat to private replies, this is boneheaded.
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