Additional reason not to use Reply-To for lists
February 1, 2008 3:05 pm GeneralIn addition to all the reasons listed in this classic article for avoiding Reply-to on mailing lists, I’ve stumbled on one other reason yesterday which is tied to how I use my mail software (Thunderbird).
I have been a member of ALDIL for the last 5 years. Over that time, I have exchanged mails with dozens, maybe hundreds, of people.
My absolute favourite feature of Thunderbird is the auto-add feature of the mailbook – when I send someone an email, they are automatically added to my address book, and when I start typing their name, paf! auto-completion. If that doesn’t work, I still have a good old search function.
Unfortunately, recently I have had to spend time digging for the addresses of people I have sent mail to on dozens of occasions. Why? Because all ALDIL lists set Reply-To, so I have never sent mail to many of the people I have exchanged with over the years – I have saved some of the email from them, but usually my best way to find their address is with a Google search of “site:https://listes.aldil.org” with their name. distinctly sub-optimal.
February 1st, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Interesting. Another reason why Evolution is “best of the worst” I suppose…
February 1st, 2008 at 6:34 pm
How is Evolution any better than Thunderbird for this?
Dave.
February 1st, 2008 at 9:39 pm
This would call for an Extension to Thunderbird; when I hit Reply and there is a Reply To: field, add the Sender e-mail in the addressbook.
February 18th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
is there any one who knows any source about this subject in other languages?