[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] New list spin-off?

[From: Dave Cridland]

On Mon Feb  5 10:00:38 2007, Murray Cumming wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-02-05 at 11:46 +0200, quim.gil at nokia.com wrote:
> > Question: aren't there ways to filter appropriately the emails
> > without relying on the flags?
> 
> Yes. The emails have an X-list field in the header. That's why
> Evolution, for instance, can filter by mailing list.
> 
> 
Hopefully it's using the List-* headers that are the standard, 
particularly List-Id, in preference.

Some email clients will even handle lists that subvert Reply-To.


> It doesn't help you filter the copies that you get when someone 
> replies
> to all. Personally I want to get a copy so I can easily see that 
> someone
> has replied to me. Not everyone likes that. But this isn't anything
> unusual. It's what most mailing lists do. See most GNOME lists, for
> instance.
> 
> 
In general, it's the MUA that sends your copy, and in addition, the 
list server sends another. Both have the same Message-Id, and that 
can mean your mailserver decides you have it already, and drops the 
duplicate.

There are headers suggested that request the reader's MUA to send you 
copies (or not), too.


> Someone will complain about whatever mailing list setup you use,
> however. Even me.

Sure, and it's important to consider the audience, as well. If the 
maemo-users@ list set Reply-To and had a subject tag, I'd consider 
that reasonable. A maemo-developers@ list that did the same would be 
irritating.

Dave.
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