Re: [Paddlewise] ListBot: Why not make "ReplyTo" the address of the list instead of the address of the poster?

From: John Winters <735769_at_ican.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 06:51:27 -0400
Pete wrote:

(SNIP)

> This is the first list where I've seen "ReplyTo" set to the individual and
not
> the list.

An lot of stuff goes on off-list. The method Jackie uses works well for that
and helps avoid the embarrassment of messages going to the list that should
not get posted in public.  Jackie has no way of keeping records of how many
flame wars she has avoided but I would bet she has avoided a few. E-Mail
lends itself to quick responses that we repent at our leisure.  Anything
that helps avoid public humiliation seems a good idea to me.

The downside comes if you don't erase the sender's address before sending to
the list when replying to a message. The sender of the original message then
gets two responses. Not a big deal since the delete button cleans things up
pretty quickly along with all those other messages you don't want to read.
:-)

Cheers,

John Winters
Redwing Designs
Web site address http://home.ican.net/~735769

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