Re: CF: Reply-To: mailing-list?

[Kjetil Torgrim Homme <kjetilho@ifi.uio.no>]

[James Cameron]

>   This mailing list is one of those rare cases where the messages
>   arrive with a Reply-To: header set to the originator of the
>   message rather than the list.  This results in duplicate messages
>   when people reply to sender and all.

Some may view this as a feature, since our Majordomo can be rather
slow in sending the message to everyone on the list.  It makes for
quicker discussion.

If you use Gnus, you can specify (to-address . "crossfire@ifi.uio.no")
in the group parameters.  You can also use the procmail hack Preston
suggested.

>   Can this be changed?

Technically, yes.

>   Does the list maintainer want a vote on it?

No (don't worry, Scott :-).  Read:
<URL:http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html>


Kjetil T.
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