Moira:
Heartily agree with your decision. I often wonder whether others READ the
options
available when replying..........and I usually want to reply only to the
author him/herself, so welcome the change. Onward Ho!
Ferg Kyle
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> Dear Europa members,
>
> From now on, please use your REPLY-TO ALL button, when replying to the list:
>
> ----------------------------
> We have been under increasing attack from spam (junk-mail) and mail loops on
> some of our mail lists - resulting in each member having to download large
> quantities of unwanted mail. Whilst the Europa list has (fortunately) not
> suffered from a mail loop yet, it has suffered from spam. There is a change
> we have made in the set-up, which will mean that when you choose in your
> mail list software to Reply, then the address that will be inserted is the
> address of the sender rather than the address of the list. We have also
> changed the configuration of the list so that you must be a subscriber to
> post messages to the list, which may help discourage spam.
>
> For those of you who wish to understand the technicalities, here is an
> extract from the Majordomo software we use:
>
> Whether you should have a "Reply-To:" or not depends on the charter of
> your list and the nature of its users. If the list is a discussion
> list and you generally want replies to go back to the list, you can
> include one. Some people don't like being told what to do, and prefer
> to be able to choose whether to send a private reply or a reply to the
> list just by using the right function on their mail agent. Take note
> that if you do use a "Reply-To:", then some mail agents make it much
> harder for a person on the list to send a private reply. The most
> mail loops if any of the members of your list are running
> fairly-common but broken software which doesn't know what an envelope
> address is. (Many Microsoft products, as well as many other PC-based
> non-SMTP/Internet mail systems which work through an SMTP gateway.)
>
> You should read the following FAQ on why you shouldn't set the
>
> I also recommend reading the web page above.
>
> If you are interested in helping fight spam, I recommend reading
> http://spam.abuse.net/
>
> If you want to reply to the list amost every mail program has a command or
> button that does Reply-To-All or the equivalent. One of the benefits of
> course, is that you can now more easily choose to send a private reply. If
> you do not have a Reply-To-All button or equivalent, you may either edit the
>
> I realise that the list is for discussion and it may be that some
> subscribers will feel upset and outraged by this decision. Those of you who
> also belong to the Flyer list will have noticed many differing reactions to
> a similar change we made with that list. However our prime concern is to
> protect essential commercial systems from damage or deterioration, and this
> is a necessary precaution.
>
>
> ----------------------------------
>
> From now on, please use your REPLY-TO ALL button, when replying to the list:
>
> Regards
>
> System Adminstrator
>
>
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> Moira Millar Tel: 01727 868468
> Aviators Network Fax: 01727 768442
> PO Box 361 http://www.aviators.net
> St Albans, AL2 3YP info@aviators.net
>
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