Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 14:47:29 +0200 From: "Andre Goeree" <abgoeree@uwnet.nl> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Multiple copies - was Re: rc script seems to be broken for nfs Message-ID: <20010514144729.A939@mandark.attica.home> In-Reply-To: <20010514112258.L253@speedy.gsinet>; from Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net on Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:22:58AM %2B0200 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0105140155160.5337-100000@prophet.alphaque.com> <3AFEDE8A.6F7F01F2@math.missouri.edu> <20010514112258.L253@speedy.gsinet>
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On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:22:58AM +0200, Gerhard Sittig wrote: > On Sun, May 13, 2001 at 14:20 -0500, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > > > > Dinesh Nair wrote: > > > > > > is it only me, or has freebsd-stable been receiving multiple > > > copies of this same message over and over again ? > > > > It may be that people mail it multiple times. [ ... reply and > > reply-all aka group-reply functionality ... ] People like me > > are often too lazy to edit the list of recipients of the email. > > Well, rumours say there's a great function called list-reply > replying to the list _only_ -- but it's just too good an idea to > be supported by the main stream MUAs ... :( Mutt has this feature, i use it very well :-) > > > One way to resolve this could be to change the majordomo > > settings of the freebsd mailing lists so that the "Reply-To" > > field is set to e.g. freebsd-stable. > > NOOOOOO! Please don't! > > Sorry, but having suffered from this braindead "solution" before > I will always argue against it and don't even want to hear people > honestly suggest this. See > http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html for the reasons > why this is simply wrong. > > > One disadvantage of this approach is that it is then not so > > easy to reply only to the individual who sends the email. > > It's not just a disadvantage. It doesn't only prevent you from > answering easily, often it even prevents you from answering at > all. Plus it violates POLA. Considering Reply-To munging a > solution can only stem from not understanding what the field is > about. It's owned by the originator and nobody merely > transporting messages should even think about fumbling with it! > > > virtually yours 82D1 9B9C 01DC 4FB4 D7B4 61BE 3F49 4F77 72DE DA76 > Gerhard Sittig true | mail -s "get gpg key" Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net > -- > If you don't understand or are scared by any of the above > ask your parents or an adult to help you. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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