Charles Marcus wrote:
*My* point was simply pointing out that there *is a preference setting* in the Mailman GUI for changing this, so if someone *wants* to change it, they obviously *can* - so what difference does the *default* make?
There is also an mm_cfg.py setting to override the default for new lists, but the fact remains that many people, even competent people, are busy and don't have time to research every setting and option, so they tend to go with defaults until there is a problem. That's why the choice of default is important to many people.
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In fact, I must do this a little of this when participating *on this list*. First, I have to hit 'Reply All' to get the list address in the CC field, then I change the 'CC' to 'To', then *delete* the *posters* email address so that they don't get a duplicate - which, by the way, I notice you don't have the courtesy to do.
It is not a matter of courtesy. There are many arguments for not editing out the addiditional recipients including: that person in the loop.
- one or more may be a reply-to that is not a list member address but an address the poster wants the mail to go to, and similarly for Ccs.
- the poster may be a digest member and Ccing back to the poster keeps
Note that Mailman will remove addresses from Cc: if they are list members with 'nodupes' set.
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