RE: [PHP] replying to list

From: David Robley > Ashley Sheridan wrote: >> On Wed, 2010-04-21 at 13:00 +0200, Nick Balestra wrote: >> >>> Not really i think, because by replying it just direct reply to the OP, >>> while other systems like google groups for example by replying you just >>> post to the list, and actually make more sense. >>> >>> the easy way is to hit reply and change the "to" into >>> php-general@lists.php.net or reply to all and replace "to" with the "cc". >>> I think the best practice is to take this 5 second to take care of this >>> in order to avoid duplicate message to others. >>> >>> On Apr 21, 2010, at 12:45 PM, Karl DeSaulniers wrote: >>> >>> > Exactly. >>> > :) >>> > >>> > Karl >>> > >>> > On Apr 21, 2010, at 5:38 AM, David McGlone wrote: >>> > >>> >> Maybe it's not how the list is set up, but instead how people are >>> >> replying to the list. >>> > >> >> I'm only on one other mailing list, but it behaves exactly the same as >> the php-general one. It makes sense really to me, as the email is coming >> from the person who wrote it, and it's behaving as if we're just bcc'd >> in as a list. I think the fault is with the email clients that don't >> understand mailing lists. >> >> Incidentally, I saw someone mention the Evolution email client in this >> thread. It's what I use, and it does have a reply to list option (but I >> tend to be a bit lazy and hit reply to all as the option is in a menu >> and not on the toolbar :-/ ) > > This is an oldie but I think it is still a goodie in respect of this > discussion. > > http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html > I have a couple of problems with that article. First, he still references RFC822 a year and a half after it was superseded by RFC2822. So he is already out of step with reality. (RFC2822 was itself superseded by RFC5322 on Oct 1, 2008.) Second, I don't agree with his definition of a reasonable mailer. He recommends several processes that do not sound at all reasonable to me. But I have only been using email for 27 years, so what do I know. Third, and most importantly, he obviously had never dealt with a PHB that required him to use a specific OS, mail client and servers that by design will never be reasonable by anybody's definition. Many of us simply don't get a choice. I just did a quick check of the half dozen mailing lists I subscribe to here at work, and they are split 50/50 on whether Reply goes back to the list or the OP. So I suspect a consensus is unlikely. Bob McConnell