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Subject: Re: "Reply" button functionality in KMail (especially with mailing
From: Ingo =?iso-8859-15?q?Kl=F6cker?= <kloecker () kde ! org>
Date: 2007-11-22 21:54:26
Message-ID: 200711222254.32977 () erwin ! ingo-kloecker ! de
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On Wednesday 21 November 2007, 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
I don't think this behavior is better than the current behavior. If
anything then I'd change "Reply" to always do a reply to the
Mail-Reply-To/Reply-To/From address.
> "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
Makes sense, but doesn't KMail work already that way?
> "Reply to Author" button
> - Add "Mail-Reply-To" or "Reply-To" or "From" to "To"
Yes. Additionally, KMail should try to ignore Reply-To headers set by
Reply-To-header-mangling mailing list managers.
> "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"
Not sure about this. I like the current behavior to always put the
Reply-To/From address in To and all other addresses in CC better.
Regards,
Ingo
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