[OSM-talk] mailing list behavior

[Shaun McDonald]

Christopher Woods wrote:
>> I guess you are not aware of the "reply all" button in 
>> thunderbird which does send to the mailing list, so it's only 
>> logical that "reply" does not send to the ML.
>>
>> Yes, "reply all" does send a copy directly to the author, but 
>> mailman is intelligent enough so you can tell it not to send 
>> dupes to people addressed directly (unless addressed by BCC, 
>> in which case there is no way to tell there was a dupe in the 
>> first place)
>>     
>
> So for all us Outlook users, if we hit Reply-All (like I just did to reply
> to this), and my client inserts both Dirk's and Lance's addres into the To:
> dialog but includes talk at openstreetmap.org in the CC field... It's not a
> problem with the way the list is configured?
>   
Thunderbird and Apple mail do pretty much the same thing, which is what 
is expected.
> It seems a little 'unnatural' to me, I've been used to sending mails to a
> mailing list by addressing it directly and relying on the list to send that
> out to other users. This would seem to me to be the most appropriate method,
> regardless of whether it's the 'correct way' - my reasoning for this is
> because some users will not wish to receive instant updates, rather
> receiving their messages in a digest format.
>
> As such, sending all replies directly to the listserver allows for the
> server to deal that mail out to fellow subscribers in the manner in which
> they have chosen, rather than me making the choice for them and resulting in
> them getting an instant response _and_ the digest email whenever they
> normally receive it. I know the majority of users will likely get instant
> updates anyway, but there must be some subscribers to lists who take part in
> conversations yet do not wish to receive instant updates?
>   
They are participating in the conversation, so may wish to respond sooner.

Shaun

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