The new linux-il - a few tips to get you (re)started

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:55:47PM +0200, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:06:55PM +0200, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
>
>> Here is the situation as I see it:
>> Reply to all: You respect each individual's preferences regarding how  
>> many copies they want to receive.
>> Reply: You want to send a private reply, only to the sender (impossible 
>> when the list has "reply to list")
>> And the non-standard buttons
>> Reply to sender: Only makes sense in order to override lists with the  
>> broken "reply to list" header.
>> Reply to list: You force people like me to get only one copy against my 
>> wish, and you are proud of it.
>
> The problem with that is not everyone uses complicated mailers. I am using
> MUTT on a Linux system (this is a Linux list after) all, which is the same
> mailer, with "improvements" that I have been using since 1991 when I got
> my domain name and found out that UNIX mail would only put UUCP return
> paths.
>
> I only have two choices, "reply to sender" and "reply to everyone" which  
> replies to everyone in the sender and CC headers. I think it is smart
> enough not to reply twice to someone who is in both, but that's as far as 
> it goes.

Actually mutt has had support for reply-to-list for quite some time
(before just about any other mailer?)

If you're "subscribed" to the list, then shift-l is reply-to-list.

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