Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 21:52:26 -0600 (CST)
From: "Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
Reply-To: "Colin W. Glenn" <cwg01 AT gnofn DOT org>
To: "'OpenDOS newsgroup'" <opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net>
Subject: Re: [opendos] Reply-to fields
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On 17 Mar 1997, Richard Hoskins wrote:

> Then how would you easily reply to *just* the author?  We should
> *discourage* replies to this list.   

His/her name should be in the, hmmm, HEY I SEE A PROBLEM!

Reply-to should be the mailing list, the from address should be the
author.  Why?  Because then every message will say:

On 17 Mar 1997, OpenDOS newsgroup wrote:

> Can't you guys just hit followup instead of reply?
> What sort of toy mail clients are you using?

Pine, and it about spit on you.  ;))

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