At 09:55 PM 1/19/99 -0800, Gary VanderMolen wrote:
>>My recommendation is to simply use the normal Reply command, then verify
>>that your mail client has addressed the message appropriately before you
>>send it.
>
>Uh, this is the same amount of work one would have to do when using
>'Reply to All'.  In the latter case one would have to verify the resulting
>'To' line and be ready to delete unwanted addressees.  How is this more
>trouble than the necessary verifying you mention above?
>'Reply to All' also gives you the option to reply to the originator privately,
>which is much more difficult to do with a simple 'Reply'.

I won't say any more on this topic except.....the quoted information above
regarding what ReplyAll will do may be the case for the person posting it,
but THERE ARE NO ABSOLUTES.  It will depend on whether the list is
configured to reply to list, sender, or both.  It will also depend on
whether it is set to respect or ignore.  It will also depend on the mail
program you're using to reply with.  The same variables are also true with
a "regular Reply".

The key thing that listowners should know, and should teach to their list
members as necessary is that THERE ARE NO ABSOLUTES and you should NEVER
reply to ANY message unless you've checked to be SURE where it is going.
The most frequent "gotcha" is when you reply to a forwarded message, which
in almost all cases will go back to the originator, not the forwarder,
which most people would instinctively assume.  This can lead to some VERY
embarrassing things happening.

cheers

dan

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