reply-to set to list (was: Suggested change to tee manpage to show usefulness)

[Bob Proulx]

The Wanderer wrote:
> Much though I might like to continue to discuss this, almost all of the
> directions which a further reply might take it are entirely offtopic
> rather than just mostly so,

I have to agree with you there.  But... here it is.

> so it is unlikely that I will make any further posts in this
> subthread.  (I might be willing to discuss the matter privately if
> anyone is that interested, but one-on-one conversation with people
> who are no better positioned than I am to do anything about the
> problem do not seem likely to be particularly productive.)

This is a bug reporting address.  We *want* people to report bugs.  If
we forced all replies back to the mailing list then the original
poster would never be able to see the response.  It would become a
useless blackhole for them.  We do not want to force people to
subscribe to a mailing list just to report a problem.  That would be
too high of a barrier to bug reporting.

I tried to reply privately but your Reply-To directed the mail back to
the mailing list.  I do often myself set reply-to back to the list
when I think the situation warrants it.  But then I would not ask for
private replies. :-) Of course *I* realize this when making this
private reply back to you.  But I am on several lists where people
make private replies and do not realize that the Reply-To is sending
back to the mailing list.  It has been quite embarrasing for many
people.


Bob