mail to individuals

[Chan Chung Hang Christopher]

Odd wrote:
> Derek Broughton wrote:
>   
>> Odd wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Michael Haney wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> The response from most of the support group to my problem is similar
>>>>> to the response of some people in this group over the email issue,
>>>>> they suggest replacing the monitor just like people here suggest
>>>>> replacing the email client rather than facing up to the real issue at
>>>>> hand.  They don't want to be bothered with being fair to every user
>>>>> who happens to use their email client of choice because in their minds
>>>>> the one they use is the best and everyone else who doesn't do it their
>>>>> way is wrong.
>>>>>           
>>>> OK - but YOU want to break _my_ client's standard's compliant handling of
>>>> list mail, by putting in a Reply-To header.  Doing something wrong
>>>> because
>>>> everybody else is doing something wrong, doesn't make it right.  So sure,
>>>> go ahead and use a broken client if you want, but don't demand that the
>>>> list be crippled because you insist on doing so.
>>>>         
>>> How would the list be crippled by adding a Reply-To: header?
>>> It would still include the List-Post: header.
>>>       
>> Strictly speaking, I believe that, to be standards compliant, the List-Post 
>> would be irrelevant.  When the Reply-To header is present, all clients 
>> should default to replying to that address.  Reply-To is used specifically 
>> to force responses to go to somewhere other than the originator.  Doing that 
>> on a mailing list is an abuse.
>>     
>
> No, being beaten by your father is abuse. This is merely an annoyance
> for a few die-hards.
>
>   

abuse =
1. to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one's authority.
6. wrong or improper use; misuse: the abuse of privileges.