[Cialug] Mailing List Setup
Kevin C. Smith
kevin at linuxsmith.com
Fri Mar 11 07:34:40 CST 2011
I second that. It's the best default given the nature of the list. I
think we would produce other issues if we changed it no so midstream
anyway.
I know at least one person who has been fired from a TWO jobs for making
some snide comment in an email and hitting reply all. Always check who
you are sending to.
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 03:50:05PM -0600, David Champion wrote:
> The mailman list set up that way, because that's the way I liked it at the
> time, and I think that's how the previous majordomo list was configured.
>
> This is intended to be a public discussion list, so I think it makes sense
> to make it reply to the list.
>
> IMHO, you should always look at your To: field before you hit send anyway.
>
> -dc
>
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Nicolai <nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org>wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 02:20:24PM -0600, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> > > If you're a member of 3 or 4 different lists than you've probably seen it
> > > configured both ways. I've heard compelling arguments for both
> > > configurations. Because of this, we just have to make it a habit of
> > looking
> > > at the recipient address when we hit the reply button to make sure it's
> > > going to go where we want. And pray that the time we mess up isn't
> > > too embarrassing.
> >
> > Agreed.
> >
> > BTW, this is another reason mutt is great for mailing lists
> > (besides being the best Unix mail client in general). When you hit
> > reply, the default action is to first set/verify the recipient address.
> >
> > Built-in PGP/GPG support, threading, seemingly endless configuration
> > options... it's probably one of my top 10 fav pieces of software.
> >
> > Nicolai
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