Re: meta-question about the list

[Brendan Dolan-Gavitt <mooyix () gmail com>]

On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 00:41:08 +0200, Maarten <fulldisc () ultratux org> wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I noticed that this list (-software) unlike many others does not add a
> "Reply-To: field with the list address there.

Not quite correct--it doesn't *modify* the Reply-to: header or add it
if it's not already present.

> This makes replying a wee bit
> more error-prone since a lot of MUA's will happily reply to the poster
> instead of the list unless you manually cut&paste the right addresses.
>
> Is there a special reason this header isn't used ?

Well, some consider it to be harmful:
http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html

-Brendan

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