mail-list vs news, was Re: [plug] Looks like the LCA DVD is out.

[Joel Johnson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Nordstrom" <alexander.nordstrom at tpg.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>; "Joel Johnson" <jjohnson at westnet.com.au>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: mail-list vs news, was Re: [plug] Looks like the LCA DVD is
out.


> On Friday, 10 Sep 2004 14:39, Joel Johnson wrote:
> > > You mean to tell us in 2004 there are MUAs that are incapable of
> > > threading?
> > Well, unfortunately, not all of us get to work in a full Linux
> > environment. We make do with what we have.
>
> My sympathies. There are, however, many good, list-capable alternatives
> for those stuck with Microsoft Windows, even if you don't have access
> to a shell account on a proper computer.
>
<SNIP>

Not when working with a SOE. Company standard is Outlook Express. Too many
Chicken Littles running around here for things to change in this lifetime.

If all these other mail clients are so good, then can someone explain why I
keep getting two copies? One is via the list and the other is directly to me
(see the header above). It would seem that at least KMail/1.7 (used by Alex)
and Mozilla/5.0 (used by Craig Ringer in an earlier response) not only use
the Reply-To address but also add in the From address as well when doing a
reply.

Joel