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Message-Id: <199703172228.XAA21669@man.poznan.pl>
Comments: Authenticated sender is <grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
From: "Mark Habersack" <grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
Organization: PPP (Pesticide Powered Pumpkins)
To: Richard Hoskins <rmh AT interlaced DOT net>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 23:27:30 +0100
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: Re: [opendos] Reply-to fields
Reply-to: grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl
CC: "'OpenDOS Mailing List'" <opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net>
References: dg AT dcs DOT st-and DOT ac DOT uk's message of Mon, 17 Mar 97 18:26:36 +0000
In-reply-to: <m3209ep5me.fsf@sorites.net>

On 17 Mar 97 (at 16:31) Richard Hoskins became famous by saying:

> > >> seems to have gone to the mailing list.
> > >I can only second that! Gene, please, please... ;-)))
> > 
> > Thirded. (Look, I cut most of the text, it's not a *real* ME TOO post...)
> > 
> > 
> 
> Then how would you easily reply to *just* the author?  We should
Hmmm... haven't thought about that. But we can use the Cc: instead - put 
opendos AT tacoma DOT net just there - then all is done automagically. If you want 
to reply just to the original sender, you delete the Cc: contents which is a 
one-time operation.

> *discourage* replies to this list.   
> 
> Can't you guys just hit followup instead of reply?
That depends on what software you use. When I reply from Linux with Pine, 
sure, I hit followup. But most of Windoze mailer do not have such a function 
- just "reply" and "forward"

> What sort of toy mail clients are you using?
Ditto.

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On promenades where drunks propose to lonely arcade mannequins,
where ceremonies pause at the jewellers shop display feigning
casual silence in strained romantic interludes till they
commit themselves to the muted journey home. And the pool player
rests on another cue. Last night's hero picking up his dues, a
honeymoon gambled on a richochet...

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