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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Re: Mailing list and reply-to.
From:       Paul Sprakes <pauls () sprakes ! co ! uk>
Date:       2003-11-13 21:08:40
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On Thursday 13 Nov 2003 20:30, Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 November 2003 23:12, Paul Sprakes wrote:
> > There seems to be some strangeness with mailing list folders and the
> > automatic reply to address.
>
> That's because the semantics of the different reply actions was changed.
> We have three reply actions.
>
> Reply - This one should ideally address the reply to the sender of the
> message. Unfortunately it's difficult for KMail to find out whether the
> Reply-to was altered/set by the mailing-list software or whether the
> user set the Reply-to. After you had removed the mailing-list post
> address from the configuration KMail couldn't anymore detect that the
> Reply-to was set by the mailing-list software and therefore used this
> as recipient for the reply.

Thanks for the reply.

What I am confused about is that when the mailing list IS set in folder 
properties KMail doesn't seem to pick it up, but when I delete the address 
from folder properties it does (obviously from the mail headers).

> Reply All - Addresses the reply to the sender and all known recipients
> of the replied-to message. Should ideally put the sender of the
> replied-to message in the To: and all other recipients in the Cc:
> except for mailing-lists where (ideally) the mailing-list address is
> put in the To: and all other addresses are put in the Cc:
>
> Reply to Mailing-List - Addresses the reply to the mailing-list.

Is this the mailing list as set in folder properties or the one in the email 
headers?

I suppose what I'm expecting to happen is that KMail would know that I'm in a 
mailing list folder (because of the "Folder holds a mailing list" property) 
and would then try to use the post address from folder properties if one 
exists. However the only way I can get that behaviour is to delete the 
contents of "Post address" in folder properties.

I would of also thought it would use the folder property's post address when I 
choose to compose a new email while inside a folder, but it doesn't do this 
either. Should it?

Anyway, these are only minor points and are probably best left to a more 
suitable time.

> So if you want to reply to a mailing-list message then use Reply to
> Mailing-List, i.e. by pressing 'l' (small L).
>
> Regards,
> Ingo
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