From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from cgf.cx (external.cgf.cx [107.170.62.102]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0E38386F02B for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2020 23:51:15 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org C0E38386F02B Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=cygwin.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=fail smtp.mailfrom=cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please@cygwin.com X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 cgf.cx 6F5E8404C5 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-CGF-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 spammy=H*r:unknown, potential, addition, H*M:cgf Received: by cgf.cx (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:51:13 -0400 Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:51:13 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: Bill Stewart Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Two naive questions Message-ID: <20200420235113.GA7460@cgf.cx> Mail-Followup-To: Bill Stewart , cygwin@cygwin.com References: <20200417174902.GA32412@iguana.crashland.org> <169450016.20200417211620@yandex.ru> <20200420172017.GA17660@iguana.crashland.org> <20200420200921.GA10790@cgf.cx> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, FORGED_SPF_HELO, JMQ_SPF_NEUTRAL, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, KHOP_HELO_FCRDNS, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_NEUTRAL, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 23:51:16 -0000 On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 02:44:41PM -0600, Bill Stewart wrote: >On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 2:09 PM Christopher Faylor wrote: >>With mailman, if you click on a message in the archives and then click >>on the email address at the top, your mail client of choice will be >>opened with correct "In-Reply-To" set. If you want to reply to the >>list then replace the "To" with the email address of the mailing list. >>You can also download the mailbox-formatted archive, read it with a >>client like "mutt" and reply that way. > >So it is _possible_, but not exactly user-friendly (you're presuming >that end-users even understand these instructions). What if a user is >limited to a web-based mail client, for example, and has no way to >access said options? (I think it goes without saying that a "use a >better mail client" response is not feasible, at least for some users, >in addition to possibly sounding a bit elitist.) So, there's a potential email client out there which doesn't allow you to change the To address. Sounds pretty limiting but I guess it's not too surprising. Anyway, I was just instructing in how this could be done, in case someone who knew what they were doing was interested. I wasn't saying "WRONG! Mailman is awesome as a message board!"