[python-uk] The perils of reply-to

[Jon Ribbens]

On Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 07:41:31PM +0000, Michael wrote:
> On 3 January 2013 17:29, Jon Ribbens <jon+python-uk at unequivocal.co.uk> wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 05:13:57PM +0000, Michael Foord wrote:
> > > On 3 Jan 2013, at 17:07, Jon Ribbens <jon+python-uk at unequivocal.co.uk> wrote:
> > > > I don't want either of those options, I want the proper, standard
> > > > list behaviour, which is "Reply-To unchanged from the sender's email".
> > >
> > > However sincerely (and obstinately) you believe in the correctness
> > > of your desires, the mailing list exists to serve its users - not
> > > any notion of correctness. The majority of the subscribers who have
> > > expressed an opinion, either in this thread or the poll, prefer
> > > reply-to-list.
> > >
> > > FWIW on lists where reply-to goes to the individual I *very*
> > > regularly see messages accidentally sent only to the original sender
> > > and not to the list. This is regularly a (mild) impediment to
> > > communication. I very rarely see the opposite (public replies that
> > > were meant to be private). So the cure is largely worse than the
> > > disease.
> >
> > You are wrong. HTH.
> 
> No, he's not - he's absolutely correct when he says the mailing list
> exists to serve its users - not any notion of correctness.

If that was the only thing he'd said I wouldn't've said he was wrong.