Philip Hart <philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU> writes: >On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, David Silberstein wrote: > >> [Aside: Could you please edit your "To:" & "Cc:" such that >> your replies only go to the list (or to me, but not both, >> since I only need one copy)? Thanks.] > > Aside - since it's less work for the receiver to delete a > double email than for the sender edit the cc/to (under > pine, anyway), I don't care about receiving extras, but > will honor your request - do others care? I find duplicates slightly annoying, but not too bad. I wouldn't've commented on it had you not asked. If anything, I'd be more concerned about wasted bandwidth from cascades being sent to a dozen people on the list in addition to the list, which is why I always send replies only to the list (has anyone even noticed that?). Is it time for our annual reply-to flamewar? :) >> sciences either. They at least have *some* chemistry >> (petroleum refining), but we don't know how recent a >> development that is. > > I think "petroleum" is a mistranslation. I believe Brust has explicitly stated that petroleum and a few other things (swivel chairs, kerosine) were specifically mentioned to indicate this isn't a medieval society. --KG