Re: [cobalt-users] Double Posts

["WebFusion System Administrator" <graeme.f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a simple one to resolve. When you hit 'reply' to a list message,
it uses the Reply-to: address as this overrides the From: address.

[Note here that well-written mailers should give you the choice between
the two]

In the case of this list, hitting 'reply' starts to compose a message to
the Reply-to: address, cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, as you'd expect
(and like).

If however you hit 'Reply All' (or whatever your local flavour is) it
not only uses the Reply-to: address but *also* the original To: address.
In our case, that is [fanfare!] cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Bingo! Double posting.

The trick is: either hit 'Reply' and not 'Reply All', or use a mailer
which gives you the option of who to reply to. And make sure you keep an
eye on the headers of the message you're writing instead of blindly
accepting what your mailer gives you.

Hope this helps.

Best Wishes,

Graeme Fowler
Systems Administrator
graeme.f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Curtis <admin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Double Posts


> > I've noticed that a higher_than_usual percentage of my posts are
showing
> > up twice.  I thought it might be a problem with Outlook Express
since
> > that's what I typically use to post to the list.  Last night I
posted from
> > Pine on one of my RaQ2s (message: WildCard DNS) and that message
appeared
> > twice on the list so I'm inclined to think that there is a problem
on
> > Cobalt's side.  I'm not saying there isn't a client-side problem
too, but
> > there has to be one on Cobalt's side.  Cobalt, maybe you should
scrap
> > Mailman and go back to Majordomo.  <smile>
> >
> > --
> > Steven Werby {steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx}
>
> I have to agree.  Numerous posts are showing up twice (and no, it's
not a
> mail filter misconfiguration) more so now than before.
>
> This makes it extremely time consuming to sort through the list mail
if I
> must leave for a day and am unable to maintain the posts as they
arrive.
>
> --
> Brian Curtis
>
>
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