[aklug] Re: Small note: duplicate e-mails

On Wednesday 20 August 2008, Jim Gribbin wrote:
> This is because, when we choose 'reply-all' it replies to both the list
> and the sender. If you look closely, you should see that the reply is
> to you and it's the list that's cc'd. Not the other way around.
>
> If we only choose reply, it replies to the sender only and effectively
> takes the discussion 'off-list'. Sometimes I remember to change this on
> the reply, I usually don't.
>
> It has to do with the way the list works, not our individual mail
> clients.
>
> Someone explained the logic of this to me at one time, I don't remember
> what it was off-hand. If I remember correctly, I didn't exactly follow
> it either. That probably why I can't remember. Clear as mud? :-)
>
> Jim G
>
> Christopher Howard wrote:
> > Just a side note... I wanted to mention that since I joined the aklug
> > mailing list, I have been getting duplicate e-mails from many of you.
> > That is, when you respond to my posts, one message shows up in my
> > inbox that was sent to the aklug mailing list, and an exact copy
> > shows up in my inbox that was cc'd to my address.
> >
> > Would it be possible for those of you who are doing that to adjust
> > your mailing clients, sending practices, or aklug preferences so that
> > all your responses simply go to the list, and there are no CCs? It
> > would save me a lot of time, because currently I still load and scan
> > through those all those duplicate e-mails (since I don't know for
> > certain before-hand whether or not they are duplicates.)
> >
> > (I suppose I could try to filter out CC'd e-mail from the aklug
> > mailing list; but if this is happening to me it might be happening to
> > others as well.)
> >

Kmail has the option of 'reply to list' as well. The headers I get from
the list serve include various references to x-list, or list*. Seems like
any mailer could respond to any header..pick one.

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And yes if you can not take the time to delete the 'reply to sender' part
when you reply to all, why do you assume I have the time to deal with two
emails :-)

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Greg Madden
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