Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c1) with ESMTP id 726752 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 20:20:57 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050213012011.GWGN2021.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 12 Feb 2005 20:20:11 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Bandwidth/Netiquitte Issue.. "reply to all" Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:20:22 -0600 Message-ID: <02ef01c5116a$302fc610$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02F0_01C51137.E5955610" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02F0_01C51137.E5955610 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am noticing something in the past several weeks where more and more posters are using the "Reply to All" feature when responding to FlyRotary mailings. Hi Dave. =20 =20 Guess what, it's just you :-) When I replied (not reply all) to a = message earlier today, I noticed that your address came up along with the list address. I just figured you set it up that way on purpose for some = reason. On this reply, and the previous one, I manually deleted your direct = email address from the list. =20 =20 I don't begin to understand all this. On some lists that I've been on, = I can "reply" and get just the list address, or "reply all" as you assumed = to get the list, and the direct email. I asked Marvin about this a while = back, because I wanted that feature, but he said (if I understood him = correctly), that this was a function of how you set your email program up, and not a function of his list software. =20 =20 There is certainly a difference in how email programs work, and frankly, that's why I hate plain text so much. Outlook just doesn't play well = with it, but I need Outlook for my PDA functions. Other programs don't like HTML, or implement it differently. There are differences in how = attachments are handled. Every time Paul Conner posts, we get some sort of = attachment that says there's no virus. In the old days, email was simple, everyone = was on dial up, and you didn't need to run virus scanners and such. =20 =20 This email inconstancy is reason number 473 why I think web forums are = so vastly superior to mail lists in this day and age. Unfortunately, I've mentioned this to Marvin, and happen to know that he's 100% against changing. This is frustrating to me, but life goes on. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (stepping off the soapbox now)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_02F0_01C51137.E5955610 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I am noticing something in the past several weeks = where more and=20 more
posters are using the "Reply to All" feature when responding=20 to
FlyRotary mailings.

Hi = Dave. =20
 
Guess = what, it's just=20 you :-)   When I replied (not reply all)  to a message = earlier=20 today, I noticed that your address came up along with the list=20 address.  I just figured you set it up that way on purpose for = some=20 reason.  On this reply, and the previous one, I manually = deleted your=20 direct email address from the = list.   
 
I don't = begin to=20 understand all this.  On some lists that I've been on, I can = "reply" and=20 get just the list address, or "reply all" as you assumed to = get the=20 list, and the direct email.  I asked Marvin about this a while=20 back, because I wanted that feature, but he said (if I understood = him=20 correctly), that this was a function of how you set your email program = up, and=20 not a function of his list software. 
 
There is = certainly a=20 difference in how email programs work, and frankly, that's why I hate = plain text=20 so much.  Outlook just doesn't play well with it, but I=20 need Outlook for my PDA functions.  Other programs don't like = HTML, or=20 implement it differently.  There are differences in how = attachments=20 are handled.  Every time Paul Conner posts, we get some sort = of=20 attachment that says there's no virus.  In the old days, email = was=20 simple, everyone was on dial up, and you didn't need to run = virus=20 scanners and such. 
 
This = email inconstancy=20 is reason number 473 why I think web forums are so vastly superior to = mail lists=20 in this day and age.  Unfortunately, I've mentioned this to Marvin, = and=20 happen to know that he's 100% against changing.  This is = frustrating=20 to me, but life goes on.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (stepping off the=20 soapbox now) 


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