Re: Not so many copies please

["John Hufferd/San Jose/IBM" <hufferd@us.ibm.com>]

Kenneth  Merry,
Not all mail systems let the user set any other "respond-to" other then the
sender.  Even if you could, that could make it just a bad or worse, because
some folks will always put IPS@ece.cmu.edu, and then put your name
explicitly, and then to the "respond-to" name.  (I think that might cause 3
copies).

However, I understand your point, which is cool, but even then, you  must
get multiple copies which you have to sort through latter right?

Lets continue off the reflector, or we will make the volume of mail worse,
trying to reduce it.

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John L. Hufferd
Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM)
IBM/SSG San Jose Ca
(408) 256-0403, Tie: 276-0403
Internet address: hufferd@us.ibm.com


"Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org> on 10/06/2000 08:09:35 PM

To:   John Hufferd/San Jose/IBM@IBMUS
cc:   IPS@ece.cmu.edu
Subject:  Re: Not so many copies please



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