Date:         Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:43:01 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
Comments: To: Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@mac.com>
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If "the system needs an overhaul" why is this only happening to you?

I've been on the List for about four years and never had a problem like
that, on either my Telus mail account or now on GMail.

You need to listen to Loren and Mike maybe - they've been on the List a long
time and know how to make it work.  :)

On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@mac.com>wrote:

> The issue is not the sender, I send a post to the list, it shows up
> twice in my inbox. I don't have it set to CC/BCC me as well. So
> technically there should be only 1 email from myself to the list posted.
>
> It is clearly a post master issue with the list serv email system.
>
> The system needs an overhaul probably.
>
> Anyone know who actually manages the technical side of the system?
>
> Rob
> NY
>
>
> On Aug 24, 2008, at 9:30 AM, Mike Collum wrote:
>
>  Actually, you're doing more work than is necessary.
>>
>> Just delete the "To:" email address and leave the cc: address where it
>> is.  The mail will go out with just a cc: address (which is the way I
>> did this one.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> Loren Busch wrote:
>>
>>> The problem is probably the sender of the messages.  If you 'Reply
>>> to All' a
>>> copy goes to the list and also to the originator of the message.
>>> If just
>>> 'Reply' then only the original sender gets the reply. So, if you
>>> want to
>>> respond to the list only then cut/paste the list address from the
>>> cc: column
>>> to the To: column.
>>>
>>


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Jake
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