Re: Replies to the list

[Tim McNamara]

On Aug 30, 2010, at 11:43 PM, Nick Payne wrote:

> On 31/08/10 13:32, Tim McNamara wrote:
> > On Aug 30, 2010, at 4:30 PM, Graham Percival wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 04:25:04PM -0500, Tim McNamara wrote:
> > > > Is there a reason that the reply-to header is not set for the
> > > > mailing list?
> > >
> > > Just hit "reply to all".
> >
> > Which ends up sending a useless extra copy to the OP, like you  
> > will have gotten with this reply.  I get 100 or more e-mails a day  
> > like most people and don't need extras in my inbox.  And, since  
> > the reply-to-sender often gets there before the reply-to-list, I  
> > sometimes get back an e-mail meant for the list when the other  
> > person hits "reply all" but there's only me to reply to.
> >
> > Sorry about the poor grammar.  I'm American.  ;-)

> Then use a mail client that has "Reply List" - eg Thunderbird. I  
> just hit the Reply List button for this msg and it goes to the list  
> and nowhere else...

Thunderbird and its derivatives leave a lot to be desired on a Mac  
IME, in terms of integration with the operating system and other  
applications, so I don't use 'em.