When I want to participate in a discussion like this, then the 'reply' button seems the most intuitive one to hit. However, when I'm at work and there's multiple people in to: or cc: fields, then the definitions of 'reply' and 'reply to' become more appropriate. The difference between these two scenarios in my opinion is intent. In a discussion group like this, I believe the default behaviour should be inclusive. In other words, the reason I'm a member of this list is to read and share opinions and information. At work, however, the default behaviour should probably be one-to-one communcation. Taking away the arguments of RFC's and rights versus wrongs - at the end of the day, when you see a post on the edlug mailinglist, how often do you intend to only reply to the poster? how often do you intend to reply to the group? And, how often do you intend to reply to the group and send an email to the poster? IMHO, which ever is most common for the most number people should be the default behaviour. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can find the EdLUG mailing list FAQ list at: http://www.edlug.org.uk/list_faq.html
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