Re: Not so many copies please

["Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org>]

On Fri, Oct 06, 2000 at 17:27:37 -0700, John Hufferd/San Jose/IBM wrote:
> Folks,
> I have one procedural item I would like to suggest, that might make our
> life somewhat easier.
> 
> I expect that most of you hate opening note after note that are copies of
> notes that you have already read.  The following technique would help avoid
> the problem.
> 
> If you could send you e-Mails to only the list (IPS@ece.cmu.edu), and then
> put the persons name at the beginning of the note (many of you do that
> anyway) we could begin to bring down the useless volume of the e-mail.

I would suggest setting your Reply-To: header to the list if you don't want
a copy of the message sent directly to you.

I prefer getting a copy of any responses to my messages, since I filter all
mailing lists to separate files (using procmail), and don't read some lists
that often.  A copy of the respose in my incoming mailbox is much more
conducive to active discussion, since I will see it sooner and therefore
respond a little faster.

Ken
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Kenneth Merry
ken@kdm.org