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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing li
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Jonathan Walther |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list |
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Tue, 19 Aug 2003 01:24:49 -0700 |
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On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 12:08:03AM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote:
On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 01:04:49AM -0700, Jonathan Walther wrote:
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 11:36:02PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote:
>On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 02:06:04PM -0700, Jonathan Walther wrote:
>>On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 11:42:42AM -0700, Tom Lord wrote:
>>>address@hidden is officially dead, though it is
>>>lingering.
>>
>>Tom. Maybe try changing the Reply-To: line for both mailing lists to be
>>address@hidden Right now the Reply-To: line for the old list
>>makes people send to the old list, not the new one.
>
>reply-to munging is evil.
You know what? That is a very flippant and unhelpful answer, that
doesn't take into account the reality of the situation. The situation
is, Reply-To munging IS done, so you might as well do it for a good
cause.
google for `reply-to munging considered harmful'
Again, that is a flippant, unhelpful answer. I mirror the reply-to
considered harmful article on my website. I've had it there for years.
I know what it says. But it is also plain WRONG. The world has moved
on, and most mail clients don't support the standards. Do I bitch and
moan because M$ email clients tell everyone that my properly RFC
compliant emails in full MIME format have "unrecognized attachments" and
are "probably viruses"? Adapt to reality. reply-to munging is done on
the gnu and the original mailing list because most peoples mail clients
otherwise send list mails to private individuals; might as well make it
consistent and helpful.
Jonathan
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- [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Jonathan Walther, 2003/08/18
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Ethan Benson, 2003/08/19
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Jonathan Walther, 2003/08/19
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Ethan Benson, 2003/08/19
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list,
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- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Ethan Benson, 2003/08/19
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/08/19
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Robert Anderson, 2003/08/22
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Christian Ullrich, 2003/08/22
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/08/23
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Mark A. Flacy, 2003/08/22
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Miles Bader, 2003/08/19
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Jim Dabell, 2003/08/19
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2003/08/19
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [arch-users] fixing the problem of posting to the old mailing list, Tom Lord, 2003/08/22