[Fwd: Re: [plug] Reply-to headers]

[russ]

When I click on reply in Netscape, it sends it to the original author, not the list. I receive mail
from the list and I want to reply to the list, not just the original author. Maybe there is a
setting I can change in Netscape?

I vote that the reply goes to the list.




Matt Kemner wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Bret Busby wrote:
> 
> > Now, this is where I think it starts to get confusing.
> 
> Only for those that allow themselves to get confused.
> 
> > The header of the message below, as shown in Netscape 4.7, with
> > View->Headers->Normal, is
> > "Subject:                 Re: [plug] Reply-to headers
> >  Resent-Date:             Wed, 9 Aug 2000 16:32:04 +0800 (WST)
> >  Resent-From:             plug at plug.linux.org.au
> >        Date:             Wed, 9 Aug 2000 16:34:02 +0800
> >        From:             "Brian Tombleson" <Brian at ParadigmIT.com.au>
> >          To:             <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> >   References:            1 , 2
> > "
> > which gives no indication of to where a reply will go, but, as the
> 
> Probably because the Reply-to: matched the From: so Netscape decided there
> was no need to show it.
> 
> > I assume that we who wanted the Reply To to overrride, lost, and, the
> > people who wanted the Reply To deleted altogether, won, Matt?
> 
> You assume wrong.
> I have not made a change yet, but you have pointed out exactly why a
> change needs to be made - the current situation is too confusing for some
> people.
> 
> Because some people don't exactly understand the question, I'll explain it
> again.
> 
> The current situation, is that if there is NO reply-to specified by the
> original author, the list server will add one pointing back to the list.
> 
> If the original author has specified one, the list server will respect
> their wishes, and not touch it.
> 
> This causes confusion for those that expect reply to always go back to the
> list.
> 
> The other two options are:
> 
> * Also replace existing Reply-to: addresses.
>   This will avoid confusion for those people, but will make it impossible
>   for someone to force replies to go back to them if they choose to.
> 
> * Change the list server to not touch Reply-to at all
>   This is the safest option, but requires that people specify "reply to
>   all" when they want to send to the list and "reply to sender" if they
>   want to send to the original author.
> 
>  - Matt