Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [ANNOUNCE] I like systemd now :)

[Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:45:11 -0600
Bruce Hill <daddy@happypenguincomputers.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 10:26:18PM +0100, Cr0k wrote:
> > > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Can't you answer correctly to the mailing lists? Each one of your
> > mails goes into my standard Mailbox, while I did a rule to make it
> > goes to a gentoo-user folder...
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Cr0k <crok.r254@gmail.com>
> 
> Can you learn to trim? ;)
> 
> What is the problem? You need to be a bit more specific.


Here we go again, this one comes up about once a year :-)

It's the tired old

"Reply-To munging considered harmful"

vs

"Reply-To munging considered harmful - the opposing view"

debate. Canek replied to sender with cc: to the list whereas list mails
have Reply-To set to the list, so he's in the latter category.
Personally I prefer the former, but there's no easy solution and no
sane default either (both views have equal pros and cons IMHO)

The solution I recommend to folks is to bypass the entire problem
altogether as senders are free to address their mails however they like
and resist being told how to do it different to suit someone else
(especially 3rd parties)

I filter by List-* header, which is rather reliable. As opposed to
using To: and From: and all those other unreliable things.


-- 
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com