"reply-to" to list (was Re: Migrating filePro to Windows Server2003 ?)

[Kenneth Brody]

Quoting William Randall (Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:47:28 -0500):

> > Yes, (my bad) I did mean to send that to the list.  The other mailing
> > lists that I'm on have the list address as the reply to address, so I
> > forgot to > check the address before sending.
>
> That's cool.  That would save some time to have the sender be the
> fp-list instead of us.  Bill?

This has been brought up before.  Google for "reply to list considered
harmful" (without quotes) for some reasons why not to do this.

    http://www.google.com/search?q=reply+to+list+considered+harmful

This, combined with auto-replies, such as "out of office" messages,
can wreak havoc on mailing lists.  Imagine two people with "out of
office" auto-acks and "reply-to" set to the list, and what flood
would ensue when someone posted to the list.

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