Re: Sorry about the broadcast messages

  • From: Bruce Grembowski <grembowski@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: fptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 17:50:16 -0700 (PDT)

Unfortunately, Yahoo! Mail doesn't work that way.  I just did a "Reply to
Everyone" and got this in my "To:" box:

fptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, fptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Not very useful!

TTFN,
Grem

--- Roger Beamon <rbeamon1@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 3 May 2006 at 16:37, Bruce Grembowski wrote, at least in part:
> 
> > The thing that bugs me is that when I "Reply to Everyone" and hope to
> > get both the individual email and the list email, so I can delete the
> > list email, I get two copies of the list email address!  So then I
> > have to cut and paste from here:
> 
> Hi Bruce,
> 
> For those with email clients that do not allow easy selection of which header
> 
> they wish to reply to, just do what Elaine does. Reply to all, then just 
> remove those in your outgoing headers that you don't want your reply to 
> reach. That's easier than any cutting and pasting, I think. 
> 
> Merely reply to all, then highlight those that you don't want to get your 
> reply, delete and send it.
> 
> Please believe me when I tell you that Tom's list is not configured the way 
> 99% of mailing lists are. With darned few exceptions they are configured to 
> have the "Reply To" header set to the list's address, since it is fostering 
> intercourse between the entire list and not BC conversations unless the 
> person replying chooses to go BC.
> 
> Tom has configured it that way because, imo, he is catering to the 
> commercial aspect of pendom. So much of that list is FS posts and the 
> respondents want to reply only to the seller and make their deal. Fptalk has 
> been configured to promote pen talk. The commercial offers and 
> counteroffers are fine, but be careful, or we'll all know what you're up to. 
> (My innate noseyness just loves to be in on your deal, though.  :-D
> 
> -- 
> Roger Beamon
> Southern Arizona  USA
> fptalk Mailing List  //www.freelists.org/list/fptalk

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