gmail reply-to [was Nautilus]

[Jim Byrnes]

Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:24:16 +0100
> Colin Law<clanlaw at googlemail.com>  wrote:
>
>> On 22 April 2011 14:57, Cybe R. Wizard<cyber_wizard at mindspring.com>
>> wrote:
>>> On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:23:14 +0100
>>> Colin Law<clanlaw at googlemail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> By the way, could you remove me from your replies please, I do not
>>>> need two copies.  Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Colin
>>>
>>> Hi, Colin,
>>> I hate to point it out but you have asked for two replies when you
>>> include a Reply-To: like this one pasted from your previous mail:
>>> Reply-To: clanlaw at googlemail.com, "Ubuntu user technical support,
>>>   not for general discussions"<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>
>> I have looked at the mail I sent and gmail shows this for the headers:
>>
>> MIME-Version: 1.0
>> Received: by 10.68.59.197 with HTTP; Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:23:14 -0700
>> (PDT) Reply-To: clanlaw at googlemail.com
>> In-Reply-To:<1303460275.1859.1.camel at lucy>
>> References:<1303344185.1895.24.camel at lucy>
>> 	<BANLkTinGeFNuR=QjLfzJzV_w+MYWqweNGg at mail.gmail.com>
>> 	<1303415458.1867.2.camel at lucy>
>> 	<BANLkTim01OxaOKXN8qFTQnBVgGF5Wvf8uw at mail.gmail.com>
>> 	<1303422153.1517.0.camel at helen>
>> 	<BANLkTinmC+JKxb5caEv7Cg-Xxn-JbfEdtg at mail.gmail.com>
>> 	<BANLkTi=4dT1G-eLX-EXwWA7xVv_ozOH+dQ at mail.gmail.com>
>> 	<1303460275.1859.1.camel at lucy>
>> Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:23:14 +0100
>> Delivered-To: clanlaw at gmail.com
>> Message-ID:<BANLkTik1ujEdYy6wgn64JoPxO=R2LZ2sdA at mail.gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: Nautilus
>> From: Colin Law<clanlaw at googlemail.com>
>> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
>> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>>
>> On 22 April 2011 09:17, chris<chevhq at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2011-04-22 at 09:08 +0100, Colin Law wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>> You have not said what happens if, as I suggested, you unmount and
>>>> remou=
>> ....
>>
>> Which only has me in Reply-To, which I would expect, as it is me who
>> is sending it to the list.  Since the mail others receive comes from
>> the list server, what would it be that I am doing that would include
>> me in Reply-To, should not the list server remove that?
>>
>> Confused
>>
>> Colin
>>
> It probably isn't your doing at all, but gmail which is causing it.
> That said, who knows what the list server 'should' do or even what it
> does do? That has been a bone of contention for some time.  All I know
> is that your mail comes here with these headers (I've highlighted the
> Reply-To: with asterisks):
> -------

<snipped header info>

>
> Not being a gmail user I really don't understand why it does some of
> the things it does.  (not that being a gmail user would change that
> lack of knowledge)
>
> Cybe R. Wizard

Most headers seem to have the group itself in the Reply To:. If you 
can't change that maybe logging in to your Ubuntu account and reviewing 
your subscription options may help.  At the very bottom of the list is 
Avoid duplicate copies of messages?

I didn't change it myself but it may do what you need.

Regards,  Jim