From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 19 10:19:29 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9839416A406 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:19:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frankstaals@gmx.net) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 10ED813C48E for ; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:19:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frankstaals@gmx.net) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 19 Feb 2007 10:19:27 -0000 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+WAWBQmrSWqZzPcwcT6loEz5qJAwz2sARmSKyAus 7+Gg== Message-ID: <45D979B3.1010003@gmx.net> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:19:31 +0100 From: Frank Staals User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070125) MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <45D9739B.5020906@yahoo.gr> In-Reply-To: <45D9739B.5020906@yahoo.gr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-7; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Subject: Re: Duplicate emails on freebsd-questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:19:29 -0000 Apatewna wrote: > As far as I can tell, the problem with duplicate emails resides on how > the list software is setup. > I am a member of another list where each email sent out by the list > software is stripped of all CCs and ReplyTOs. There is only a > "ReplyTo" address in the form of "questions-list@somedomain.com". > > Now, whenever a subscriber wants to send a new email to the list, all > he has to do is add "questions-list@somedomain.com" as a recipient (as > usual on all lists). Whenever he wants to reply to some email he > received from the list he just uses the "Reply" command in his email > program. > > The way it is done on this list is confusing when it comes to reply to > mail I received from the list. Almost always I have to use the "Reply > to all" command and strip all irrelevant addresses (CCs TOs and > ReplyTOs) leaving just the "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" as a > recipient "To". Sometimes in a hurry I forget to delete the > aforementioned recipients and the mail appears to be sent multiple > times to the subscribers involved. Some other times I recieve email > directly, skipping the list, because the other fellow just used the > "Reply" button. > > I have never run a mailing list before so that I can strictly suggest > proper action, but this is the way I believe thing are running at the > moment and it ought to be improved by our suggestions. > > ----------------------------------------- > RTFM and STFW before anything bad happens > ----------------------------------------- > Thanasis Rizoulis > Electronic Computing Systems Engineer > Larissa, Greece > FreeBSD/PCBSD user > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I think it isn't that bad, it's easy for filtering e-mail so you can let your mail client hilight the threads in which you have replied. Just my 2 cents, -- -Frank Staals