[aprssig] [OT] Re: List reply-to options

Dave dave at g8kbv.demon.co.uk
Wed Nov 16 17:23:19 EST 2011


He was using a dingleberry, about the worst dumbphone on the planet.  I 
know, I have one for work sadly (not my choice.)

One day soon, it'll skim across a lake somewhere, it's about the right 
shape for that, it's naff as a phone or anything else...

Dave G0WBX

Sent from a PC, not a jumped up pebble.


> Must be your e-mail client.  From my Thunderbird, a simple Reply
> addresses the list.  A Reply-To-All addresses both the list and the
> poster.  I haven't found a Reply option in Thunderbird that only
> replies to the poster, at least for the aprssig.
> 
> Investigating the detailed SMTP headers on your posting shows me:
> 
> From: Andrew P. <andrewemt at hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: TAPR APRS Mailing List <aprssig at tapr.org>
> 
> So, your e-mail client must be picking up the From: rather than the
> Reply-To: when doing a reply.  But from my exploration, the e-mail
> from the list is properly composed for a reply to go to the list
> address.
> 
> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
> 
> On 11/14/2011 9:44 AM, Andrew P. wrote:
> > I have been noticing that replying to this list only replies to the
> > previous poster, and not to the list. Is this a deliberate
> > configuration decision on the part of the list managers, or a typo
> > in the list configuration?
> >
> > Just curious.
> >
> > Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 






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