>With a normal reply, your message will usually be addressed appropriately
>(either to the list or to the sender, depending on how the list was
>configured) without any further editing.

Note your clause "depending on..."  That was my point to begin with.
If one is only subscribed to one list, your way makes sense.
If one is subscribed to a dozen lists, which are all configured differently,
my way provides more consistent results, without having to remember
how each list is configured.

Gary VanderMolen