Re: [cobalt-users] Double Posts

[Steven Werby <steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, WebFusion System Administrator wrote:

> 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.

Hi Graeme.  That's might be true, but it's not the problem I'm having.
For example when replying to this message and sending my Double Post
message that got double-posted, I used pine.  Here's what pine asks me
with how I repsonded.

Include original message in Reply?
Y
Use "Reply-To:" address instead of "From:" address?
Y

And here's what the headers at the top of my screen look like:

To      : cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc      : 
Attchmnt: 
Subject : Re: [cobalt-users] Double Posts

So in my case it's something other than the problem you suggested.  I
sepculate that it's a problem on Cobalt's side.  Whether it's a problem
with their mailing list software (Mailman) or something else, I don't
know.  But it's something that Cobalt should look into.

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Steven Werby {steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx}