Bonnie Scott wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 12 May 1998, George Tracy wrote:
> >
> > > Most of us don't use Pine. This type of identification is redundant.
> >
> > Redundant to a computer filter but not to a human scanning a mail index
> > (which was actually why I was hoping we could make this change).
> >
> > > If we're going to ask Enrique to do any administriva let's ask him to
> > > force the Reply-To field to the list address.
> >
> > Absolutely. That's an excellent idea.
>
> The only case where that is justifiable is on this list
> and SOREHAND, where everyone has a problem with typing.
>
> Setting Reply-To: back to the list makes mail loops *much*
> more likely. One mail loop can ruin your whole day
> (imagine 200 messages coming in in an hour and a half).
>
> See:
> http://www.unicom.com/FAQ/reply-to-harmful.html
>
> Bonnie Scott
> bonnie@@ans.net
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