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Subject: Re: "Reply" button functionality in KMail (especially with mailing
From: Allen Winter <winter () kde ! org>
Date: 2007-11-22 15:44:57
Message-ID: 200711221044.57808.winter () kde ! org
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On Wednesday 21 November 2007 13:31:03 Matthew Blissett wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'd like to share some thoughts on how KMail should behave when replying to
> messages. This was discussed before (ages ago) so I apologise for bringing
> it up again, but I don't think the current behaviour is optimal.
>
> At the moment there's the "Folder -> Mailing list management -> Folder holds a
> mailing list" setting (on or off), and also four Reply buttons:
> - Reply;
> - Reply to all;
> - Reply to list;
> - Reply to author.
>
> Currently, if the folder-holds-mailing-list setting is off and the user
> presses "Reply" to a message from a mailing list, then the reply goes to the
> whole list (by extracting the List-Post message header). This seems
> dangerous to me -- I expect the "Reply" button to go to the author of the
> message in most cases.
>
> I think this behaviour would be better:
>
> "Reply" button
> If "Folder holds a mailing list" is ticked for this folder
> - the same as "Reply to List" button
> Otherwise
> - the same as "Reply to Author" button
>
> "Reply to List" button
> Try
> - add addresses in "Mail-Followup-To" header to "To"
> Otherwise
> - add address set in "Mailing list management" to "To"
> Otherwise
> - add address in "List-Post" header to "To"
> Otherwise
> - leave "To" empty
>
> "Reply to Author" button
> - Add "Mail-Reply-To" or "Reply-To" or "From" to "To"
>
> "Reply to All" button
> - Do "Reply to List"
>
> If "To" is empty (so it wasn't a mailing list)
> - Add "Mail-Reply-To" or "Reply-To" or "From" to "To"
> Otherwise (we have a mailing list address in "To")
> - Add "Mail-Reply-To" or "Reply-To" or "From" to "CC"
>
> - Add "To" and "CC" addresses to "CC"
>
> (In all cases, avoid duplicate addresses etc)
>
> I'm influenced by this: <http://cr.yp.to/proto/replyto.html> but I'm not sure
> what's best for "Reply to All" since KMail also has the "Reply to List"
> function.
>
> Does this seem better? Logical? I started editing kmmessage.cpp but I
> decided it was worth checking what everyone thought.
>
I'd like to encourage you to try your changes in kmmessage and send us a patch.
The worst that can happen is you get addicted to KMail development :)
I'm not a core KMail developer so I don't have the final say on accepting these
changes, but I certainly am someone who can help test and give you feedback.
So, I think you should "Go for it".
-Allen
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