[H-GEN] Lists and columns [was: Re: Anti-Virus software for linux]

[Robert Brockway]

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On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Nikolai Lusan wrote:

> I do not agree with this. Setting the reply-to to the list keeps the
> discussion on the list in public view (unless someone decides they need
> to contact another person in private), this involves everyone in the
> discussion and fosters the sense of community that this group has
> developed over many years. Taking the reply-to setting away would reduce

Nikolai, you took the words right out of my mouth.  That is exactly what I
was going to say.

So let me be the first to say: ME TOO!!!

:)

> traffic to the list and reduce discussion (ie. lost of questions asked
> with no answer visible to others who might be interested), it also has
> the effect of doubleing the amount of email participants in discussions
> get (people are lazy and just "reply to all" meaning the poster gets 2
> copies - one from the list one from the replier). I am on other lists
> that have this policy and I find it damned annoying.

Same.  The reason we originally did it this way (iirc) was that when it
was the other way posters would often get double replies.
Rob

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