[TheForge] Careful with your replies guys

Sun Dec 9 21:21:01 2001

----- Original Message -----
From: David G. Brown <[email protected]>
To: Marc <[email protected]>; GHS <[email protected]>; THE FORGE
<[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Careful with your replies guys


> On Sunday 09 December 2001 07:11 pm, Marc wrote:
> > A "Reply to All" sends it to both the sender and the whole list.  This
is
> > usually an option with list software that the moderator/owner sets:
Replies
> > go to sender or replies go to list.
> >
> > Personally, I like replies going to sender.  With the other way,
"Replies
> > to All" doesn't do the same thing.  So if you want to reply privately to
> > the sender, you have to do a copy and paste.
> >
> > -Marc
>
> But Marc,  if "Reply to All" sends to both the list and to the original
> sender, won't the original sender end up getting two copies.  In the case
of
> this "reply to all" it not only sends it to the list but it addresses it
to
> you and to Mike.  Now you and Mike are going to get three copies of the
note.
>  And, heaven forbid, if you or Mike "reply to all " on this note then it
will
> send out 4 generations of the post adding me to the evergrowing list of
> addressees.  This doesn't seem real good to me.
>
> Also, aren't most replies meant for the list, where very few are meant to
go
> to just the original sender.  From my point of view I'd much rather see
the
> reply go to the list and if I want to send Mike or Bob or ??? a direct
> message then I'll make the extra effort then.  But for the list replies
the
> easy way is the best way.
> --
> Dave Brown
> Heritage 'Smithing
> Green Bay, WI
> _______________________________________________
Hear! Hear!
I too would prefer that when I hit the "Reply" button that it goes to the
list.
But I do understand the "personal preferance" as mine is.

Dan Rathburn
Elgin, IL USA

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