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Date:      12 May 1997 09:43:32 +0100
From:      Paul Richards <p.richards@elsevier.co.uk>
To:        chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Reply-to addresses
Message-ID:  <57g1vt2i8a.fsf@tees.elsevier.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: Wolfram Schneider's message of 11 May 1997 11:19:51 %2B0200
References:  <21177.863300383@time.cdrom.com> <p1id8qy2wnc.fsf@campa.panke.de>

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Wolfram Schneider <wosch@apfel.de> writes:

> "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> writes:
> > > Yes, but you just did what Joerg complained about: cc'd me even
> > > though you know I'm on the list.
> > 
> > See how easy it is to do?  We need auto-pruning. :-)

I think auto-pruning of addresses that are in the mailing list is a
good idea. It takes longer to get a reply if it has to go through the
list but if the discussion is in the list then it makes more sense to
not have a fast track conversation take place. If you need that
fastrack take it off the list.

I'm not so sure about the multiple list thing. It's not clear cut that
only one list is always appropriate and you have to rely on user
judgmement to not spam lots of lists. Particularly for the more
specific groups there are times when two lists would be appropriate.
Even for hackers and current they are disparate lists, I'm only on
-current, some are only on hackers, there are occasionally discussions
that should involve both sets of  users. I agree this is a rare
situation but I'm uncertain about disabling the ability to send to
multiple lists.

> I don't have a problem with long cc lines. My E-Mail reader show me
> duplicated mail only once ;-)

Mine does too but I politely remove the Cc lines since I know other's
don't.

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  Dr Paul Richards. [p.richards@elsevier.co.uk]
  Originative Solutions Ltd.  [paul@originat.demon.co.uk]
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