RE: [Evolution] Problem with reply, reply to all

["Alex Swavely" <swave_1 yahoo com>]

see my comments inline:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: evolution-admin helixcode com
> [mailto:evolution-admin helixcode com]On Behalf Of Brian Lalor
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 7:42 AM
> To: evolution ximian com
> Subject: [Evolution] Problem with reply, reply to all
>
[unimportant stuff deleted]
>     Message-ID:  <20010328074048 68525 qmail web12502 mail yahoo com>
>     Date:         Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:40:48 -0800
>     Reply-To: SV650 List <SV650-L LISTSERV HAWKGT COM>
>     Sender: SV650 List <SV650-L LISTSERV HAWKGT COM>
>     From: Bill Metz <bmetz99 YAHOO COM>
>     Subject:      Re: Painting, compatible shifter?
>     To: SV650-L LISTSERV HAWKGT COM
>     In-Reply-To:  <985745826 22273 5 camel webtech13>
>
> When I hit right-click on the message and choose "Reply to Sender", I
> get a mail with "SV650 List <SV650-L LISTSERV HAWKGT COM>" in the To:
> field.

This is as it should be.  Reply-To: should be highest priority.

> When I choose "Reply to All", I get a composer window with
> "SV650 List <SV650-L LISTSERV HAWKGT COM>" in the To:,and
> "SV650-L LISTSERV HAWKGT COM" in the CC: field.
>
> There's no way to reply to "Bill Metz <bmetz99 YAHOO COM>", the original
> sender.

That's a bit on the annoying side.

[more unneccesary stuff deleted]
> Probably the best way to resolve this issue would be to allow the Reply
> functions to be configurable by the user.  Another possiblity is to
> provide a child menu to the reply context menu that has (in the case of
> the message above):
>
>     Reply to:
>         Bill Metz <bmetz99 YAHOO COM> [From]
>         SV650 List <SV650-L LISTSERV HAWKGT COM> [Reply-To]
>         SV650 List <SV650-L LISTSERV HAWKGT COM> [Sender]
>         SV650-L LISTSERV HAWKGT COM [To]
>
> Perhaps the first option (configurable by user) would be preferable,
> allowing the user to configure the headers that are used as reply-to
> targets, and the priority of each one.
>
> What do you folks think?
>
IMHO, as in newsreaders, where there is a Reply button and a Followup
button, perhaps when a message is in a folder set up for mailing list
trafic, perhaps there should be buttons for "Reply to Relpy-To: address" and
"Reply to From: address"...

Not that it's logical or supported in other mailers or anything, I just
thing it'd be useful.

(as a note, I have to "Reply to All" and then delete the From: sender to get
a message reply to this list)


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