Ray and list, Over the time that Reply to: field was set to SI-LIST I've had=20 zero junk OOP messages from SI-LIST. I thought the grand experiment was running well so consider this a user who reports positive side- effects. --- mkp=20 -----Original Message----- From: Ray Anderson [mailto:Raymond.Anderson@xxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 2:47 PM To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SI-LIST] si-list 'Reply-to:' function now points to sender si-list: The grand experiment to limit OOP (Out Of Office) posts to the list users has been underway several weeks now. My assessment, (and that of quite a number of list users who have contacted me off-line) is that the negative side-effects of having the Reply-To: message header=20 point to the list rather than the user outweigh the benefits of trapping a few OOP messages. Even though the list is currently trapping some OOP messages, some still manage to leak through and get distributed to all 3500+ list members. Some user's mailers send the OOP messages directly to the user as opposed to the list. These can't be trapped. The net effect is that we are actually consuming more bandwidth on OOP messages now than we were before. If the OOP messages are really distracting, I would suggest that individual users configure their mail tools to filter out the offending messages. A second factor is that due to the change in the behavior of the = Reply-To: function, a number of users are inadvertently sending what was supposed to be 'private' e-mail to the list. This has two effects: One, it causes unecessary bandwidth usage, and two, and probably more important, these misdirected messages are at best sometimes embarrassing, and at worst, may be the vehicle for compromising proprietary info. So far no real damage has occurred as the result of the misdirected messages, but = sooner or later it is bound to happen. (try explaining to your manager how the = new functional spec document for your latest unannounced product that you = were=20 sending to a colleague somehow ended up the mailboxes of 3500 of your = closest=20 friends (and competitors)).=20 So..... the grand experiment has run it's course. As of now, the Reply = To: function will once again point to the message originator rather than the list. Apologies to all those who were annoyed by the changes of the past few weeks. Apologies to those who actually liked the way the = experimental changes worked. -Ray Anderson si-list admin ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: =20 //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages=20 Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu