Re: [Evolution] Reply to list

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam whitemice org>]

On Thu, 2011-03-17 at 13:43 +0200, Mark Widdicombe wrote:
> Good day all,
>
> I am a member of the ubuntu-users list.  When I receive an email from
> the list the sender's email address appears in the 'sender' and
> 'reply-to' field, so if 'Reply' is clicked, the reply goes to the
> sender,

Correct, which is correct.

>  and if 'Reply to all' is clicked, the reply goes to the sender and
> the list is in the 'Cc' field. 

Correct, which is correct.

> If I want to send the reply to the list only, I have to delete the
> sender's address form the 'To' field, copy the 'Cc' (list) address and
> copy it into the 'To' field before clicking 'Send'.

Yep.

> Google reveals that the list address should be in the 'Reply-to' field
> of the original message, not the sender's address, in which case the

Google doesn't say anything.  And *please* it is "The Internet" not
"Google". What site did you go to?

> 'Reply to list' option should be enabled in the 'Message' menu, or
> CTRL-L would work to reply to the list.

Only if there are proper list headers in the message.

> The cause of the problem is probably the way the Ubuntu list has been
> set up,

Yep.  Or someone did a Reply-To-All to one of your replies and you have
their reply [which won't include the list headers].  Why in 2011 some,
very technical people, *still* can't use e-mail correctly is beyond
comprehension.

>  but is there a way around this cumbersome cutting and pasting I have
> to do to reply to this list?

No.