Richard Damon writes: > On 12/14/13, 5:23 AM, Joe wrote: > > One more question I forgot to ask on my original post: > > > > Is there a way to configure Mailman so that when users select > > 'reply' the message goes to the list and when they select 'reply > > all' the message goes to both the list and the poster wrote the > > message they are replying to ?
No, there isn't. A "smart" MUA has a "reply to list" function that replies to list if the List-Post header is present, and otherwise to the poster. Such a setting is then undesirable, because users of such MUAs almost never want the reply-to-poster function (but can use it if appropriate), and the reply-to-all function does the Right Thing. On the other hand, the header that Mailman (ab)uses to control this behavior is the Reply-To header, but it is interpreted by the recipient's MUA. Standard-conforming MUAs simply substitute the Reply-To address for the poster address, because the *definition* of the Reply-To header is "where the *author* wants replies sent, if not to the From address." There is no standard way for a mailing list to say where *it* wants replies to go, and no "best current practice" to arbitrate between list and poster when their wishes conflict. > Be aware that if any of your subscribers use the reply to header to > indicate where they want replies sent to, you will break this for them. > (The are links to fuller discussion on this at the option). It also prevents *any* standard-conforming mailer from addressing replies to the poster, period. (Of course you can cut-and-paste, and the mailer will *send* to the poster. But that's way inconvenient.) In theory Mailman could have a setting to include the poster's address in Reply-To, but that's not what Reply-To mungers usually want (it ends up PO-ing their subscribers who get tons of duplicates), and it's not what Mailman does AFAIK. ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
