[linux-audio-user] [admin] Re: Stopping Reply-to munging

Joern Nettingsmeier nettings at folkwang-hochschule.de
Sun Feb 1 20:51:40 EST 2004


Frank Barknecht wrote:
> Hallo,
> Rob hat gesagt: // Rob wrote:
> 
> 
>>Ron's contrite response to my original flame suggests to me that 
>>he got bit by the infamous "reply-to: set to mailing list" 
>>behavior so many have complained about. 
> 
> 
> I must have missed this complains, but until now I also missed, that
> the Reply-to is indeed munged. As this is considered bad practice for
> a lot of reasons 

as well as good practice for about the same number of reasons

> (search google for "reply-to munging harmful") 

search google for "reply-to munging considered useful" :-D

> and as
> it isn't done on most other lists I'm on, I'd like to ask the admin
> (hi, J.) to turn the munging off, if no one else complains.

well, personally i like the reply-to, and imho that's exactly what 
it's for. we've had this discussion a couple times iirc. but then, 
if you want to vote again, be my guest.


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