Allan Odgaard wrote:
On 19 Jun 2008, at 08:38, adsarebad-at-......... wrote:
[...] Also it seems clicking reply on a msg here does a off list reply. So
all my previous reply`s were done off list.It is the default for new Mailman installs and the admin UI even has:
Where are replies to list messages directed? Poster is strongly recommended for most mailing listsI never understood why they have this recommendation or even default
setting and it has always bothered me when lists I subscribe to does
not change away from the default (fortunately majority of lists _do_
change it).
The reasoning, including links to a couple of articles pro and con on the subject, is explained on the page linked as "(Details for reply_goes_to_list)". You have said in another thread that these links contribute to excessive verbosity of the labels, but they often link to useful supplemental information.
[...]
So what exactly is the reason for this recommendation (and default)?
The principles of least harm and least surprise.
And where do we lobby for a change? :)
You can continue this thread, or you can just search the archives of this (and maybe the mailman-developers) list and see if you have something new to add.
Note that the Mailman developers have strong opinions about this, and it would take a new and compelling argument to change it.
-- Mark Sapiro <mark@msapiro.net> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan