[Tickets #7782] Re: Usability bug dealing with mail lists

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/7782
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  Ticket             | 7782
  Updated By         | arjen+horde at de-korte.org
  Summary            | Usability bug dealing with mail lists
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | 4.3.2
  Type               | Bug
  State              | Unconfirmed
  Priority           | 2. Medium
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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arjen+horde at de-korte.org (2008-12-16 06:49) wrote:

> Now for the bug: 'Reply' works oddly and causes messages to get lost.
>
> When it comes to mail lists, 'Reply' usually takes the address for
> the reply message from the 'In-Reply-To' header.  But... not so when
> it comes to local mail lists!

[...]

This is not a bug. It all depends on whether or not the mailing list  
munges the Reply-To header in the messages from the list. You can get  
into an endless debate between proponents and opponents of this easily:

	http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html
	http://www.metasystema.net/essays/reply-to.mhtml

In the end it is the decision of the mailing list operator whether or  
not it inserts a Reply-To header and consequently, if just hitting the  
'Reply' button will send a message to the list or to the author of the  
message only. So you're barking up the wrong tree here.