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Re: [Wlug] REPLY TO FROM (!!!)

by Doug Chamberlin

At 8/20/2001 11:53 AM (Monday), ccb(a)acm.org wrote: > > - Some people expect that a reply will goto the group. > > > > However, this causes a number of people to respond to the group > > when they mean the response to goto the sender only. > >Of the 40 or so mailing lists that I'm regularly a participant on, the >wlug list is the only one exhibiting this behavior. It's generally >consider an anachronism, dating to the days when we all had "!" in our >email addresses. Of the 15 or so mailing lists that I'm regularly a participant on, there are NO lists which are setup so replies go directly to senders instead of the list as a whole. Replying by default only to senders hinders one of the primary benefits of participation - that of sharing info. It is generally considered "the way to go" to have replies default to the whole list with strong objections made every time it is suggested that it be changed.

Aug. 20, 2001

Re: [Wlug] REPLY TO FROM (!!!)

by ccb＠acm.org

> - Some people expect that a reply will goto the group. > > However, this causes a number of people to respond to the group > when they mean the response to goto the sender only. Of the 40 or so mailing lists that I'm regularly a participant on, the wlug list is the only one exhibiting this behavior. It's generally consider an anachronism, dating to the days when we all had "!" in our email addresses. decvax!ccb

Aug. 20, 2001

Re: [Wlug] REPLY TO FROM (!!!)

by Theo Van Dinter

On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 11:13:14AM -0400, ccb(a)acm.org wrote: > Can we configure this list so that the "Principle of Least > Astonishment" holds when replying to FROM? > > A reply to FROM should reply to the sender, not the list. There are at least two sides to this: - Some people expect that a reply will go to the sender. However, this causes a number of people to respond only to the sender when they mean the response to goto the group. - Some people expect that a reply will goto the group. However, this causes a number of people to respond to the group when they mean the response to goto the sender only. Which one is better? Who can say? The best course of action is to look at where mail is going before sending it. It'll always goto the right destination that way. :) -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "He went on to say that he was afraid to speak with me because I wrote a Perl book and because I occassionally nibble on rubber bats and wear leather pants ..." - Nathan Patwardhan

Aug. 20, 2001

REPLY TO FROM (!!!)

by ccb＠acm.org

Hi Guys - Can we configure this list so that the "Principle of Least Astonishment" holds when replying to FROM? A reply to FROM should reply to the sender, not the list. Thanks, ccb

Aug. 20, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Extra Hardware

by ccb＠acm.org

Hi Brian - I'm working decided unregular workdays. I'm headed to Vail, Colorado tomorrow for a sales training shindig through the rest of the week. If you really need to unload those things maybe you should chase the next guy in line... ccb

Aug. 20, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Extra Hardware

by Brian Niece

Hi, Charlie. I just got your voicemail. Sorry about the confusion on Friday. You must have just missed me. It was a nice afternoon, and classes start soon, so I ditched work early. I should be around most of this week. I'm in and out until 1:00 today. After that I'll be here. I have to leave at about 3:30 tomorrow. Other than that, I'm planning pretty regular work days. -Brian -- Brian K. Niece, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Assumption College 500 Salisbury St. Worcester, MA 01609-1296 508-767-7209

Aug. 20, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Lart

by ccb＠acm.org

Ah - "Clue Stick" ! ccb

Aug. 17, 2001

A fun little Friday diversion

by Theo Van Dinter

This isn't specifically Linux related, but it does involve penguins: http://www.bigidea.com/penguins/kids/k_spacedpenguin.htm It's a strangely addictive Shockwave game. -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "Astronomers say the universe is finite, which is a comforting thought for those people who can't remember where they leave things." - Unknown

Aug. 17, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Lart

by Theo Van Dinter

On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 02:33:36PM -0400, Adam @ Oak wrote: > Not L.A.R.T. ;) For those who _are_ talking about that LART: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/LART.html ;) -- Randomly Generated Tagline: Anyone who thinks UNIX is intuitive should be forced to write 5000 lines of code using nothing but vi or emacs. AAAAACK! (Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc on the intuitiveness of commands, especially Emacs.)

Aug. 17, 2001

Lart

by Adam ＠ Oak

Not L.A.R.T. ;) I found the project to for the small open source hardware project I remembered at last night's meeting: http://www.lart.tudelft.nl/ -Adam end ___________________________________________________ Adam S. Keck | | 593 Centre St. | "Got BSD?" (my current toy) Jamaica Plain, Boston | Ma, 02130 | ---------------------------------------------------

Aug. 17, 2001