Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03859
To: alt-beam@egroups.com
From: "Ben Hitchcock" beh01@uow.edu.au
Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 17:08:00 +0000
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: BEAM: E-mail list server change
>> Apparently some people are getting duplicates, also the reply will
>> go directly to the list, not the individual that sent the message.
>> (Just so you are aware of the change).
>
>Mark, about half the messages I receive are duplicates.
>
>Also, it's a real pain when the reply goes to the list instead of the
>sender. Why? Because if I want to reply directly to the sender (and not
>the list), I have to add their name to my address book, delete the list
>address, and add the sender's name to the reply. This tends to fill my
>address book up with names that I might only send stuff to once in a
>while.
>
>The old way, I just had to remember to cc: to the beam list.
>
>I've already seen a couple of other similar gripes posted to the list.
Me too. I hate the way you have to manually copy the name out, and paste it
back in when you want to reply to someone directly.
If the reply went only to the sender, then all people would have to do is
hit "group reply" to send it to everyone. That's how most other lists that
I have seen work.
Ben
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