[Framers] Up for discussion: changing Framers' default Reply-To behavior

[Scott Prentice]

Interesting. I'm sure we'll get used to whatever the default is, but an 
observation .. in my email client, Thunderbird, I have the option to 
"Reply" which goes to the sender, and "Reply List" which goes to the 
list. Apparently that's not a common feature? It's been so long since 
I've used another client, I don't really recall. This works quite well 
for me. I don't know if changing the default to "list" will affect this 
functionality. No biggie though.

My point is that I'd imagine each email client handles this a bit 
differently, so keep in mind that what you see isn't necessarily what 
others see. (Thus, good of you to ask!)

Cheers,
...scott


On 1/26/17 10:43 AM, FrameUsers Admin wrote:
> In the "old days" of this list, it was expected that a poster would 
> summarize the comments received, especially any that were sent 
> off-list. These days, most of us don't have time for that and we miss 
> so much good information that could help us all. I know that often 
> someone posts something that I want to watch for replies, only to 
> never read another word on the subject except a mention of all the 
> great off-list replies.
>
> Related to this is what I find to be a major pain in the a**-- 
> pressing Ctrl-R and forgetting that my reply will go only to the 
> original poster. I have to then find the Framers email address, 
> copy/paste it into the header or a new email, and resend the message. 
> I think this may be contributing to the propensity of off-list replies.
>
> When I originally set up this new Framers list, I opted to set the 
> default Reply-To behavior to send only to the poster and not the list 
> because it was the recommended action for new lists. I'm beginning to 
> really regret that decision. So as List Mom, I'd like to change the 
> default reply behavior to go to the list and not to the sender. I 
> realize that this might create situations that could prove 
> embarrassing if one accidentally sends a private reply to the entire 
> list. I'm willing to entertain valid arguments both pro and con to 
> this change in list behavior. I'd prefer receiving them off-list 
> (carol at frameusers.com) unless you feel that your argument merits all 
> 1089 of us taking the time to read it. I won't make this decision 
> unilaterally -- this list belongs to all of us and relies on all of us 
> to provide good content and helpful advice.
>
> Bear in mind that if I DO make this change, I will give plenty of 
> advance warning and repeat it a few times before making the change so 
> that we all have time to retrain our brains.
>
> Carol Elkins
> List Mom
> carol at frameusers.com
>
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