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Re: Replying to List

> On Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:50:16 -0700 BCLUG <admin [ at ] bclug [ dot ] ca> wrote:
>
> > When replying, there's no "Reply To List" enabled (in Thunderbird).

On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 11:53:19AM -0400, Dianne Skoll wrote:
> This annoys me too.  IMO, reply to list should be the default.

There are also no List-* headers except List-Id, which is surprising. I expected a List-Reply

Here's what I see on another list, that hosts the development of my long stable
terminal emulator.

    Subject: [hackers] [st] Add support for DSR response "OK" escape sequence || Adam Price
    Message-ID: <ffb79a829439b7c2 [ at ] suckless [ dot ] org>
    Precedence: list
    Reply-To: hackers mail list <hackers [ at ] suckless [ dot ] org>
    List-Id: hackers mail list <hackers.suckless.org>
    List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:hackers+unsubscribe [ at ] suckless [ dot ] org>
    List-Subscribe: <mailto:hackers+subscribe [ at ] suckless [ dot ] org>
    List-Help: <mailto:hackers+help [ at ] suckless [ dot ] org>
    List-Post: <mailto:hackers [ at ] suckless [ dot ] org>

I also don't see ARC headers in Linux-Ottawa, but I'm not going to criticise
volunteers' oversubscribed time and should put up or shut up.

Same with TLSRPT and MTA-STS DNS records and policy hosting, but I'd be glad to
volunteer time to set those up. Those are mailing list software independent.

> > I'm a bit rusty on Gnu Mailman, but isn't there an option that would
> > allow a simple "Reply To List" like most other mailing lists?
>
> OCLUG doesn't use Mailman.  It's something called mlmmj (http://mlmmj.org/)

Was the Mlmmj experiment therefore not a good idea?

That said, sysadmin time, operability is probably much more valuable here than
technical excellence. IIRC, Mailman has slightly more _complex_ (not calling it
complicated) internal messaging and storage than Mlmmj, so as far as I see it,
if there is sufficient feature parity and nonfunctional requirements parity,
how easy it is to debug, clean up after, either of the two if the original
software breaks. I only have legacy Mailman experience from EngSoc, which might
as well be ancient Carleton history.

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