Paul Jarc wrote:
Speaking just as another subscriber...
cga <cga9999@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Other lists have a Reply-To line set to mailing_list@xxxxxxx and
this makes it a lot easier to "not forget" that replies should be
sent to the list.
There are problems with that approach, and there are less problematic
solutions.
<URL:http://www.unicom.com/FAQ/reply-to-harmful.html>
<URL:http://cr.yp.to/proto/replyto.html>
Another problem with this setup is that it results in my mailer dumping
everything into my junk folder - where they are difficult to find
because there is no indication in the "subject" line that this come from
this mailing list
The subject is for humans. Automated filtering can use other fields
such as List-Id.
paul
Thanks.
I had read the first one of these documents before and wasn't convinced.
Maybe the real problem is that mailing lists are not really a suitable
framework for public forums.
On the other hand newsgroups do not usually provide the high-quality
feedback I received on my IFS variable thread.
Chris.
