[Collins] Reflector protocal

Al Parker [email protected]
Tue, 8 Jan 2002 11:15:56 -0500


I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY

  Also, it's screwed up otherwise, somehow.  e.g. I hit "reply all" and Ray
wasn't included, but the list was twice.
Al, W8UT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray, W2EC" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Collins] Reflector protocal


> This seems to be a common thread across all the lists served by the new
> mailman.qth.net sites, they have the "reply to:" parm set to go back to
> the entire list (most likely the default), rather than the poster. It's
> up to the list administrator to make the change back to the old method.
> Personally it's a pain since you now have to cut and paste to get the
> posters address in and delete the list address, otherwise everyone gets
> inundated with extraneous comments. I would prefer to see it back to
> reply to the poster only. Make it an overt act (need to click on Reply
> All) to get it to copy everyone. However on a few lists there have been
> those who like it the new way. No pleasing everyone.
>
> 73, Ray  W2EC
>
>
> Charlie Summers wrote:
> >
> > With this change to our new mailman software, it seems that replying to
a
> > message sends it to the whole reflector.  Is it meant to be this way or
> > should private messages to the original sender be kept private?  It is
not
> > that they are a secret but I don't need to know if someone needs a
> > thing-a-ma-jig that Joe Blow has one and wants $12.50 for it.
> >
> > Am I alone in this or do others feel the same?  Maybe it is designed on
> > purpose this way.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Charlie, W0YG..>>
> >