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#1

not true.

#2

anne-ology wrote:

       not true.

That'll be why there's a support article about the problem then, and
numerous threads in forums.

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/8395?hl=en

PS Please don't copy me on any reply. That's just plain rude.

#3

Unfortunately, this list is set up to reply to the author, not the list. I've been caught by that on numerous lists. To eliminate the duplication, I have to Reply-all, then remove the OP from the To, and move the Cc field to the To field. I generally do that; I've just done it. Yes, it's a pain, and it's more of a pain to do the courtesy than to delete the duplicate that comes in.

If you don't like the policy, ask the list manager whether it can be changed. I have never been able to comprehend why a mailing list would default that way. Replying to the OP only is the outlier, not the norm.

Peter West

"We have only five loaves here, and two fish."

#4

Hi :slight_smile:
+1
It's the same on the Ubuntu mailing lists though.
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#5

Depends on your mail client, too. In Thunderbird, when a message comes from a list server the reply buttons are "Reply" and "Reply List" (the latter replacing "Reply All"). Much easier to deal with than lists that are set up the other way (for me, anyway).

Dave

#6

If you have a sane mail-reader, all you have to do is click on
Reply-to-all and it will interpret the list headers correctly to send
the reply only to the list. There may even be a Reply to List button.

This is how readers and lists are designed to work.

So there's no pain at all in being considerate and hence no excuse not
to do it.

Cheers, Dave

Tom Davies wrote:

#7

But equally a sane mailing list would default to reply to the list. If
the default is to reply to the sender, you are implicitly saying:

1. We really don't want to have discussions here;
2. If you do get an answer we can't see any reason for that to be
shared with anyone else.

Regards,

#8

Kevin O'Brien wrote:

But equally a sane mailing list would default to reply to the list. If
the default is to reply to the sender, you are implicitly saying:

1. We really don't want to have discussions here;
2. If you do get an answer we can't see any reason for that to be
shared with anyone else.

http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-admin/node11.html

#9

Um, why are you directing me to the manual?

Regards,

#10

No, what I am saying is that computers (and/or computer programs) cannot (yet) be expected to be able to read minds, and so should do what they are told.

But yes, they can try to guess, and that is what the 'Smart Reply' button I mentioned earlier does, and does very well.

If there are list headers in the message, its default action is to Reply to List, but you can still manually Reply to Sender or Reply all.

#11

Really? This thread is noise; it does not relate to the use of
LibreOffice. These issues have been hashed over a zillion times.

If you have an issue with the list's configuration take it up with the
project or the list master.

#12

What is the "message header pane" and how would you activate it if you wanted to? I've never heard of this.
--doug

#13

It is at the top of each message, contains all of the headers (Subject, To/From, Date/time, etc)...

#14

Not on my Thunderbird. I have the date and time, no subject, and no smart reply button.
What you see below is copied and pasted in. (Without the boilerplate at the bottom.)

#15

On the Windows version of Thunderbird your radio boxes are actually command buttons (or whatever the proper term is -- I've never been a visual developer). The "Reply List" is being called a smart button because it changes between "Reply List" and "Reply All" according to the message headers. I've found very few cases anymore where it says "Reply All" in connection with list mail, although I'm sure it still happens for some lists.

Dave