2 Feb
2000
2 Feb
'00
12:52 p.m.
Several people wrote....
I wonder if you would prefer if the "Respond
To" portion should be:
"classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org"
as it used to???? (Well it used to be: "classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu")
I know that sometimes caused a bit of a problem for posts that were
supposed to be off list, but I think that is the more intended
aspect?????
To which Philip replied...
The best text on the subject i've seen is
``Reply-To'' Munging Considered
Harmful by Chip Rosenthal.
http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html
Anyone who wants the reply address mechanism changed should of course
contact Derek.
However, I strongly suggest that before anyone finalizes their mindset on
this to please read the text page at the url that Philip provided above
first. I've rarely seen a better argument made. There - that's my 2 cents
worth <grin>
I've always wondered why the list was set up the way it was. It could be the
mail software that Derek had available to use, which is not the same as the
mailing list software he's got now. Or perhaps there was a concious decision
to do it that way on his part or the part of the list community as a whole.
As a relative newbie to the list, I have no idea. Just some random
thoughts...
Jay West