Dragaera

Straw Poll about "Reply-to" (was: Damiano's Lute)

Fri Nov 29 15:22:57 PST 2002


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Yan [mailto:tyan at twcny.rr.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 9:21 PM
> To: dragaera at dragaera.info
> Subject: Straw Poll about "Reply-to" (was: Damiano's Lute)

> Well, it won't necessarily convince anyone, but let's have a 
> little poll:
> 
> 1. Have you accidentally sent a private reply instead of posting to
>    the list?

Yes. Many times.

 
> 1'. Have you accidentally posted to the list instead of sending a
>     private reply?

Uh...why would I want to send a a private reply?


> 2. Have you received an accidental private reply that was meant to go
>    to the list?

Yes.  More than once.

> 3. When you get a message that was sent to you instead of the list, do
>    you feel obliged to query the sender to ask him or her if it was
>    meant to private instead of to the list?

Yes.  Which means it generates a huge waste of time. :)
 
> 4. Has the Reply-To behavior of this list caused you confusion when
>    posting to other mailing lists, perhaps even causing you to
>    accidentally send a private e-mail instead of posting or vice
>    versa?

No...because other lists work properly. :) :) :)
 
> 5. How do you feel about the Reply-To behavior of this list?
>    Do you
>    + love it
>    + like it
>    + don't much care
>    + dislike it
>    + hate it
>    + hate it, Hate It, HATE IT!

At a minimum, "hate it", if not "hate it, hate it, HATE IT!"..."You know
that stuff that's left in a chamberpot after you empty it?..."