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

[Christian]

On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 02:41:52PM +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
 > 
 > problem is not the list itself but people setting their reply-to headers
> > for odd reasons.  The major agitator this time (as is common) seems to
> > be Bret (one T)
> 
> >From what I understand, the main agitator is not me; I am just one of a
> few voices (I keep hearing these voices...), who thinks it could be
> otherwise.

Really?  And do these other voices have names?  Are they in the room
with us now...? *cough*


Seriously though, every time this issue comes up you seem to be the main
antagonist.  Maybe I'm just not paying enough attention.

 
> This is what I mentioned, in a previous posting, it is the wonderful (as
> in I wonder why it does it) Netscape, changing its settings, when it
> crashes (I think it happens when it crashes; it crashes so often, I am
> not sure what is going on with it).

So it's Netscape's fault, not the list.  Otherwise, maybe it's the
voices...
 
> >From what I understand, there are filters, to divert, or, "can", emails
> in which a person is not interested; procmail is, I believe, one, that
> has been mentioned, for people to use on my emails, when people disagree
> with my opinions. If you are as sick of the thread, as you appear to be,
> then, surely, you are capable, of applying such a filter?

Wouldn't it be better than, rather than everyone contuinually
maintaining filters every time a new thread comes up that is stupid for
the stupid threads to be killed?  This is a stupid thread, it should be
killed.

> However, a point to remember, Christian, is that discussion can benefit
> all involved; for people like Matt, it can let them know what people
> think, and, maybe, find what shortcomings people have in their
> knowledge, so they can help overcome the shortcomings, and, for people
> who are willing to learn, and, who are lacking in some particular
> knowledge, it can resolve those shortcomings. Overall, it can be a
> learning experience, as long as it does not become derogatory.

Part of my point is that no one appears to be learning.  This was amply
demonstrated when a recent poster said "I vote that the reply go to the
list."

BTW, are you at all familiar with the grammatical abberation known as a
"run-on sentence"?  Or is the full stop key on your keyboard broken?

> I thought that one purpose of mailing lists like these, was so that
> people could learn how to configure things like mail applications, mail
> servers, etc...

What question do you have about configuring your mail client then?  Ask
it and stop all the nonsense about modifying the list's (correct)
behaviour.