[SI-LIST] Re: OOP problem, changing Reply-To header

Hi Ray

I agree.  When I first posted, I received several out-of -office replies,
but it doesn't take more than a few seconds to delete them, then next time
there are only a few.  It's a small price to pay for a valuable discussion.

Geoff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Anderson [mailto:Raymond.Anderson@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 29 July 2003 18:51
> To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: OOP problem, changing Reply-To header
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Matthias Weingart wrote:
> >
> >Sorry to start a new thread about that crazy out of office 
> messages. I think
> >there is a easy way to solve that. Each posting is sent to 
> the list members
> >with a "From:" and "Reply To:" address of the original 
> poster included. And
> >the OOP messages are sent directly to that "reply 
> to"-address. Why not
> >changing the "Reply-To" header?
> >
> >This is how I get a message posted by me from the list:
> >From: Matthias Weingart <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: "Si-List (E-mail)" <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >But it should be:
> >From: Matthias Weingart <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: "Si-List (E-mail)" <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: "Si-List (E-mail)" <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >It is also more common to let the people post back to the 
> list, rather than
> >replying to the original poster only.
> >
> >
> 
> This issue seems to be cyclic in that it reappears every few 
> years. The last
> time we visited this issue we tried switching the 'Reply-To' 
> header to 
> point to the list rather than to the sender. Quite a bit of confusion
> (and discontent) ensued as I remember. Finally we polled the 
> list membership 
> on the issue and had about 75% in favor of keeping it set 
> as-is (i.e., the 
> 'Reply-To' header points to the sender).
> 
> Based on past experience, I'm planning on keeping the settings as they
> are for the time being unless convinced that some alternate is better.
> 
> -Ray Anderson
> (si-list admin)
> 
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