--On Tuesday, January 19, 1999, 9:55 PM -0800 Gary VanderMolen <[log in to unmask]> 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? 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. However, with a "Reply to All" command, you will almost always have to edit the address line(s) to prevent duplication. > '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'. Yes, this is true, but it's more of a workaround for a lacking mail client. The best reply interface I have seen in this regard is in the IMAP client Mulberry. It has a three specific options ("Reply to Sender", "Reply to From", and "Reply to All") and a general reply option which pops up a selection window that allows you to choose any combination of addresses from the original message. Alan