Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:19:31 +0100 From: Frank Staals <frankstaals@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Duplicate emails on freebsd-questions Message-ID: <45D979B3.1010003@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <45D9739B.5020906@yahoo.gr> References: <45D9739B.5020906@yahoo.gr>
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Apatewna wrote: > As far as I can tell, the problem with duplicate emails resides on how > the list software is setup. > I am a member of another list where each email sent out by the list > software is stripped of all CCs and ReplyTOs. There is only a > "ReplyTo" address in the form of "questions-list@somedomain.com". > > Now, whenever a subscriber wants to send a new email to the list, all > he has to do is add "questions-list@somedomain.com" as a recipient (as > usual on all lists). Whenever he wants to reply to some email he > received from the list he just uses the "Reply" command in his email > program. > > The way it is done on this list is confusing when it comes to reply to > mail I received from the list. Almost always I have to use the "Reply > to all" command and strip all irrelevant addresses (CCs TOs and > ReplyTOs) leaving just the "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" as a > recipient "To". Sometimes in a hurry I forget to delete the > aforementioned recipients and the mail appears to be sent multiple > times to the subscribers involved. Some other times I recieve email > directly, skipping the list, because the other fellow just used the > "Reply" button. > > I have never run a mailing list before so that I can strictly suggest > proper action, but this is the way I believe thing are running at the > moment and it ought to be improved by our suggestions. > > ----------------------------------------- > RTFM and STFW before anything bad happens > ----------------------------------------- > Thanasis Rizoulis > Electronic Computing Systems Engineer > Larissa, Greece > FreeBSD/PCBSD user > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I think it isn't that bad, it's easy for filtering e-mail so you can let your mail client hilight the threads in which you have replied. Just my 2 cents, -- -Frank Staals
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