[Mailman-Developers] feature request: new option for reply_goes_to_list

[Norbert Bollow]

Simone Piunno <pioppo@ferrara.linux.it> wrote:

> >>> (yeah, I know that reply-to munging is considered harmful but I
> >>> consider more important to keep discussions inside the lists and
> >>> anyway this has

Sounds like you've never seen a list blow up in a mail loop because of
some broken "vacation" autoresponder robot which sends automated
responses to the Reply-To: address.

> >> I'm just amazed at how many times I've read this complete nonsense.
> 
> > Marc, I see you are the only one fighting my request and I have 3
> > people saying it's ok for them.

J C Lawrence <claw@kanga.nu> replied:

> No, for most of us know this religious debate of old, are tired of it,
> understand it far better than we're interested in

Yes.

> Given a list which munges Reply-To in any manner, how do I:
> 
>   a) Move a thread on to a different list?
> 
>   b) Ensure that all replies default to me only and not the list (so
>   that I may summarise later)?
> 
>   c) Trivially (default command) reply to author only?
> 
>   d) Remove myself from followups to a thread?

e) Cross-post a discussion across two mailing lists? (Sometimes that is
   the right thing to do.)

f) Ensure that my backup email address gets copied on a thread?
   (E.g. Because my primary email address which is subscribed to the
   list is temporarily broken or something.)

Greetings, Norbert.

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