Re: [ADMIN] I can't hear myself think

From: Andy Armstrong (andy@tagish.com)
Date: Tue Apr 24 2001 - 04:01:13 PDT


Grlygrl201@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 4/24/01 5:48:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, joe@barrera.org
> writes:
>
> << Also sprach Andy Armstrong:
> > Strange phenomenon: I never receive any of my own posts back from FoRK
> > although others can obviously see them because I've seen replies to my
> > posts. What's that about then?
>
> That's true for everyone. I don't like that behaviour either.
>
> Does anyone mind if I (attempt to) change FoRK's behaviour so that
> you DO get copies of your own posts?
>
> - Joe >>
>
> why not just include yourself in the Send To if you want to get a copy of
> your own mail? i don't need any extra mail myself; i can just go to my Sent
> list if i have any doubts about what went out. my vote: self determination.

You're right of course; you can just CC: yourself, but given that almost
every other mailing list on the planet[1] includes the sender in the
distribution of a message I'd guess people might find it easier to set
up their mail rules for FoRK if it did the same.

[1] Of course FoRK isn't EOMLOTP, and presumably all current subscribers
are perfectly happy with the status quo.

-- 
Andy Armstrong, Tagish



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