[html4all] from hixies log - Fire, a two-hour weekend, accessibility, and other rants

[Robert Burns]

Hi PHil,

The reason messages are being posted to this list from non-members is  
that members of this list are setting their reply-to headers   
deliberately so that messages from non-members will get posted to  
this list. Its not simply by accident that these messages are  
arriving at our list.

One way to accomplish similar results would be to BCC this list and  
point to an archives for another list so that members of HTML4all can  
follow up on the conversation. Or simply email the list to let us  
know about a relevant conversation taking place on another list.

However, if a member does take steps to make sure a reply ends up on  
this list, I do not want to be the one to veto that decision. This  
has got nothing to do with how the list is configured.

Take care,
Rob



On Sep 6, 2007, at 11:56 AM, Philip Taylor (Webmaster) wrote:

>
>
> Robert Burns wrote:
>> Hi Phil,
>>
>> I think a better approach would not be to list HTML4all in the reply-
>> to header in the first place. If one of our members does that, then I
>> don't feel comfortable vetoing that decision.
>
> Don't understand !  Are you suggesting that the list
> behaviour be changed (so that replies go to the original
> sender, and that the only way to cc the list is to
> do so explicitly ?).  If so, (a) I don't agree (far
> too much work for everyone, and to no benefit that
> I can see, and (b) can't see what it has to do with
> the issue of how to inform the list of a message
> that has appeared on another list (which is the
> issue I was trying to address).
>
> If I've misunderstood, please clarify what you meant in
> the three lines cited above.
>
> ** Phil.
>
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