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Re: [ProgSoc] Re: Reply-To



jedd wrote:
 Btw, wasn't 822 deprecated by 2822?  (They had to wait an awful
 long time to get the numbering just right.)

Looks like it [1].

From 2822:

   When the "Reply-To:" field is present, it
   indicates the mailbox(es) to which the author of the message suggests
   that replies be sent.  In the absence of the "Reply-To:" field,
   replies SHOULD by default be sent to the mailbox(es) specified in the
   "From:" field unless otherwise specified by the person composing the
   reply.

I think it's pretty clear that replies should be sent to the list. The exception is not 'reply to list', the exception is 'reply to sender'. (In which case the etiquette is then to prefix OFFLIST in the subject line to flag the fact that you've deliberately forked a public conversation into a private conversation.)

Reform!

[1] http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2822.html














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