David Woolley wrote: | > It is far too easy to click 'Reply' and then send to the author | and not the | > list; or click 'Reply to All' and neglect to edit the 'To:' line, thus | | One of the big reasons for NOT using reply to list is precisely this. | If one makes this mistake with the normal configuration, one sends a | public comment privately and can resend. If one makes the mistake with | reply to list, one can send a private message publicly; that message may | contain confidential information, personal criticism, or off topic | replies. (One still has to be careful, at least one recent contributor | to the list replies on list to off list messages.) That's a good-enough reason to change my opinion. (Anyway, it's now clear there is no seething undercurrent of discontent with the current behavior!) David PerrellReceived on Monday, 28 January 2008 16:11:28 GMT
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