[meta-sig] reply-to header

[Deirdre Saoirse Moen]

On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 03:36  AM, Daan Hoogland wrote:

> HH DD,
>
> Im new to python and these lists. I noticed that the main python-list 
> does not
> set a Reply-to header. I this on purpose?

Why yes, it is. The risk of screwing up by sending something only to 
one person has less of a potential downside than sending a private 
reply to a whole bunch of people.

I have seen embarrassing private replies sent to lists by mistake. I 
have even seen credit card numbers sent to lists when they were 
intended to be sent privately.

Additionally, lists with munged reply-tos are often excessively chatty 
(except those that munge reply-to to be a reply to the original poster 
only).

-- 
_Deirdre                                             http://deirdre.net
"Cannot run out of time. There is infinite time. You are finite. 
Zathras is finite. This....is wrong tool."  -- Zathras