gnupic: List management
Subject:
Re: List management
From:
David Willmore ####@####.####
Date:
13 Jan 2005 19:58:11 +0000
Message-Id: <200501131957.j0DJvhnF012064@localhost.localdomain>
> My approach is to use "reply all" and delete the personal "to" field.
> Seems to work.
Personally, I *want* to get a direct and a 'through the list' email for
threads I'm involved in. For me, it's becuase I sort my incoming list
email into folders--which don't raise 'new mail' kinds of flags, so I
may not see an email in them for hours/days. If I'm personally CC'd
in the message, then I can see it sooner and reply.
Many lists that I'm on are open--linux kernel--and you have to preserve
the CC list as many people posting may not be on list and will not see
a reply if you don't CC them. For a closed list, it's different, but
it has always been traditional to CC directly effected people in a thread.
The solution seems to be better personal mail tools all around. :) I,
for one, could use a multi mailbox watcher program. Anyone know of one
that works with nmh style mailboxes? I use sendmail/fetchmail/procmail/
spamassassin/nmh/exmh for my personal mail needs. I find those tools
handy to manage the half dozen accounts on nearly that many hosts into
the few dozen lists to which I'm subscribed.
Cheers,
David
