[Lowfer] Re: Lowfer Messages

Mon, 07 Jan 2002 16:47:45 GMT

John and John, 

This is the traditional way mail lists are managed. Over the years I have 
managed nine or ten different lists and this has always been the process 
followed. Given the fact that mail lists are for the sharing of information 
on a wide scale this is appropriate, and it encourages those who might 
otherwise reply privately to share with the entire group, thus meeting the 
purpose of the list! 

I like it this way. 

Don Burns
K9AWV 

W2AGN writes: 

> On Monday 07 January 2002 11:08, you wrote:
>> Just an observation: 
>>
>> With the old mail-list software, incoming messages from the list appeared
>> to be coming from the original sender. I.E., if John Davis sent a message
>> to the list, I would receive an email with [Lowfer] in the message header,
>> but any reply I made would go directly to John. If I wished my reply to be
>> sent to everyone, I would include the list as a second recipient. 
>>
>> The new software does the reverse. A message from John Davis to the list is
>> routed to me with the same [Lowfer] header, but any reply I make will go to
>> the list, not John directly. If I wish to reply to John D., and not have
>> anyone else see it, I now must delete the list address, and substitute
>> John's. 
>>
>> There's nothing bad about this, and it is the same process used in the RSGB
>> LF mail list, but I thought someone should point it out, lest any of us
>> send messages to everyone that were only intended for one. It might also
>> explain some of the aborted email traffic from non-registered users. 
>>
>> Short tip: When responding to a message, look at the "To: " address before
>> hitting the Send key. This may prevent you from broadcasting a private
>> message to the Lowfer world. 
>>
>> John Andrews, W1TAG
> 
> --  
> 
> I can change this if there is a consensus to do so. Since most mailing lists 
> seem to work this way, I left it alone. 
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