<VV> RE: Changing "reply" for VV

[Dave Morris "BigD"]

Every e-mail has a "From" and a "Reply-To" in the header.  On every list 
I've been on, the "From" is the originator, and the "Reply-To" is the List 
address.

When I ask a question on VirtualVairs@Corvair.org, it goes to everyone on 
the list.  I presume that if I ask a question, it would be useful for 
everybody on the list to hear the answer, too.  That's part of the way we 
build an archive of useful information so different people aren't 
continually asking the same question over and over.  If I don't want the 
whole list to see the answer, I'll say "please reply privately to 
me".  There is never any reason to do a "Reply All", because replying to 
the List will always include the originator as well, because he is a member 
of the List.

If I want to respond privately to the originator, I just copy his address I 
can find in the "From" header.

Of course you guys can do things any way you want to, and you've probably 
gotten used to doing it this way, but it's confusing to those of us who are 
on a bunch of other lists that use a more common mechanism.  I don't know 
how many times I've replied and then realized my reply did not go to the 
list, but only to the originator.  That defeats the purpose of a discussion 
list, in my estimation.

JMHO YMMV, I'll shut up now since I'm the newbie. :)

Dave Morris





At 04:32 PM 1/8/2005, you wrote:
>In a message dated 1/8/05 3:13:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
>PatioMatt@aol.com writes:
>
> > 1  It is possible to change settings so that when you hit "Reply"  it will
> > send to V V
> >
>
>Just my opinion, but when I hit reply, I want to send only to the originator.
>When I hit reply all, I want to send to all on the SEND TO list and the COPY
>LIST. But at no time do I want to send to people who are no listed in the
>header of the original message. If I want to sent to VV (when they are not
>listed), then I want to have to add VV to the copy list.
>
>It is so frustrating on Fastvairs to find out I have sent my reply to the
>whole fastvairs list when I want to reply only to the originator.
>
>Regards,
>Bob Helt
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