list configuration problem (was Re: (OFF LIST) Re: [ltp] Detailed Linux on ThinkPad FAQ)

[Tod Harter]

I think what he means is that clients like KMail, which I use, can simply be 
told "This folder is for mailing list X" and then when you reply to anything 
in that folder, it will always go to the list. Dunno about other clients, but 
it is a fairly handy feature to have, and in general I don't even notice 
which header is which in various MLs. 

On Thursday 18 April 2002 01:27, Dr. Edmund Weitz wrote:
> Alan Shutko <ats@acm.org> writes:
> > edi@agharta.de (Dr. Edmund Weitz) writes:
> > > It is true that leaving the Reply-to header untouched will give you
> > > two choices but I think that both of them are bad:
> >
> > You know, if you had a decent mail reader (which understood lists so
> > that you could specify what behavior you wanted), you wouldn't have
> > those problems.
>
> Could you give an example how I could, e.g., teach Gnus to
> 'understand' lists? Thanks.
>
> (Although I have to add that this would only help if _everybody_ on
> the list knew how to do it _and_ did it. Including those who don't
> have a 'decent' mail reader. I'm subscribed to at least two mailing
> lists where I seem to be the only person who is not using Microshaft
> Outlook.)
>
> Edi.

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