Re: [OT] mailing list management

From: Lukasz Stelmach
Date: Thu Jun 02 2005 - 05:07:01 EST


Paul Jakma napisaÅ(a):
> On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Lukasz Stelmach wrote:
>
>> I prefere, and I do it, explicit asking for a CC.
>
>
> No need - set a Reply-To to point back at the list.
>
> Reply-To isn't ideal, primarily because of dumb MUAs, but it works.
> There ought to be a better way to indicate this preference, but there
> isn't unfortunately.

CC is muc better

From: someone@unsubscribed
To: mailing-list
CC: someone@unsubscribed
Reply-To: mailing-list

From: someone@subscribed
To: mailing-list
CC: someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reply-To: mailing-list

From: someone@subscribed
To: mailing-list
Reply-To: mailing-list


When we use Reply All to answer all of this messages we get quit a
senisble behavior. Far more sensible than answering to the list and
personally to everyone.

>> And direct replying generates more traffic.
>
> ROFL. Direct replies are miniscule compared to regular list traffic
> which itself is less than the traffic generated by spam.

Does it mean that we shoudn't try conserve the bandwidth just because
there is spam?

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