Comdrade Camara, You wrote: "Is it not what a mailing list like ours is for?" ********** My humble response is that on the other hand, the REPLY button is also there to make a difference from the REPLY ALL button.. The thing is that usually people who press REPLY when they mean to press REPLY usually do it by mistake, although a few might not know the different, but as time goes, everybody gets to learn. So this shouldn't make us make technical mistakes intentionally. I hope you don't missunderstand/missread my last sentence. What I mean with it is that we always by mistakes, so the kind of mistake you are talking about should be allowed. Best regards, Nyar'Onyango ************ ----- Original Message ----- From: "uga479" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:31 PM Subject: **PRIVATE*** *** > I have checked with the UPCnet and it is not like that. > > However, when I checked against the Ghana/UnionNew List, they have the same > problem as that one we in the Gambian List, where the REPLY button returns > to the MailList instead of returning to the sender of the mail. > > I want to believe that it is a configuration problem or the software they > are using. > > Best regards, > > Nyar'Onyango > > *************** > > Comrade Camara, > > I was just writing you (see the above) when your post came in. > > > You wrote : > > "This setting is delibrately done to avoid comments mistakingly being sent > only to the sender but to all subscribers. Is it not what a mailing list > like ours is for?" > > My humble advice is that please don't mind about responses bouncing to only > the send - this happens in the UPCnet and I am always duty-bound to find out > from the writer if the reply is meant for me only or for everyone.. > > Kindly correct this configuration if you don't mind, becuase I have been > seeing so many PRIVATE communications here ending up as a broadcast. At > least give it a fair trial > > What do other members say? > > Best regards, > > Nyar'Onyango > > *********** > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Momodou Camara" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:03 PM > Subject: Re: ** Re:**PRIVATER*** *** > > > Hi Nyar, > You are right, "reply-to" by default is set to "LIST" (Gambia-L. This > settings can be changed to "SENDER" but then you will have the same problem > the other way round because comments will be automatically sent to the > sender instead of to the Gambia-l which is not the purpose. > > This setting is delibrately done to avoid comments mistakingly being sent > only to the sender but to all subscribers. Is it not what a mailing list > like ours is for? > > regards, > Momodou Camara > > > uga479 <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Comdrade Malanding, > > > > You wrote: > > > > "The easiest is for all to make sure messages are > > addressed to the individual b/4 we hit that send button." > > > > ******** > > > > By pressing REPLY button, you are actuallly intending to > > communicate ONLY to > > the sender of the message. However, in this case, the REPLY > > button points > > back to( and I paste it here) > > > > ---> The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > And the REPLY ALL points back to (I paste it here too) > > > > ---> The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > <[log in to unmask]>; > > [log in to unmask] > > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > So, I think something needs to be adjusted/rectified - > > otherwise if the > > software does not allow great freedom, you might think of > > using other E-mail > > addresses for purposes of communicating to the List > > members. > > > > Please check about this. 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