Re: netiquette argument of the month

[der Mouse <mouse () rodents-montreal org>]

> Mail clients handle dups well, as do mailing lists.

Some mail clients handle dups well.  Others...less well.

> Also, I like to know when someone replies to my messages, rather than
> wait until I have time to review list traffic (personal preference).

> Thus, we all save on time,

Except those who get hit with multiple copies of mail.

> and the netiquette you quote is quite quaint, dated to the 1980s.

Politeness never goes out of style.

> I have no problem if you follow it, but I personally choose to hit
> reply-all automagically unless my client supports reply-list (which
> it does for MailMan).

Well, I can't really say you have anyone but yourself to be blamed if
you get blocked for your rudeness.  (That's what assuming everyone
else's software works the way yours does amounts to.  It's also what
burning others' resources (mailbox space, bandwidth, human time) for
your convenience amounts to.)

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