Mailing List Archive: exim-users list and replies

On Sun, 19 May 2019 at 17:17, Jeremy Harris via Exim-users <
exim-users@exim.org> wrote:

> I don't need a copy sent direct; I read the mailinglist.
> Please use some basic mail etiquette. If Icloud is incapable
> of doing that, or makes it hard, you need to consider using
> a better provider.

If the desired behaviour for the list is for people to reply to the list as
a whole rather than the individual author perhaps the settings for the list
need reviewing and correcting. For example, Jeremy's reply to the list
includes

From: Jeremy Harris via Exim-users <exim-users@exim.org>
Reply-To: Jeremy Harris <jgh@wizmail.org>

then, on hitting *Reply*, most people's email clients will construct a
private reply to Jeremy's address alone. The alternative is to use *Reply
to all* which then includes the exim-users address but also retains the
Reply-to address, thereby incurring the Wrath of Jeremy.

Given that most email clients only offer *Reply* or *Reply to all* then if
we do want people to reply to the list perhaps the Reply-to header should
be set to the list's address?

Just a thought…
Mike B-)

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On 2019-05-21 14:09, Mike Brudenell wrote:

> Given that most email clients only offer *Reply* or *Reply to all*
> then if we do want people to reply to the list perhaps the Reply-to
> header should be set to the list's address?

Most email clients? I don't know. The ones I know about (mutt, claws,
thunderbird, evolution) all have *Reply to list* (which may only be
enabled or visible when the original post has list headers).

Changing Reply-To is known as "munging" and is evil. No no. That way
there isn't an option for a poster to _request_ private reply when there
is good reason for it.

It's bad enough that we have to change From because Google & co. decide
to treat DKIM validation failure as absolute ground for rejection, even
from lists.

> Just a thought…
> Mike B-)

My $0.03 :-)

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