Re: [mlmmj] feature: resending capability

[Ben Schmidt <mail_ben_schmidt@yahoo.com.au>]

On 18/03/13 10:06 AM, Sebastian Lipp wrote:
> On 2013-03-17 10:05, Ben Schmidt wrote:
>> I suggest that if you want to have a separate discussion without the
>> external user, though, the correct thing to do would be to forward their
>> message to the mailing list, discuss it on-list, and then have someone
>> reply to the *original message* when the discussion is complete. If the
>> external user is not actually involved in the discussion, they won't be
>> replying all that often, so it shouldn't be a big hassle if they reply
>> to an individual rather than to the list address; but the internal
>> replyer can always set a Reply-To header to ensure subsequent replies go
>> to the list if they want to. By replying to the external user's original
>> message, you also ensure it appears in the correct thread/conversation
>> from their point of view. Most MUAs these days have separate 'Reply
>> List', 'Reply' and 'Reply All' buttons, so this is fairly easy for
>> internal users--you can hand out the list address to external users who
>> may have questions, and the internal users can discuss by using 'Reply
>> List' or give the final response using 'Reply' or 'Reply All'. The only
>> thing they need to do is remember to set the Reply-To header when
>> sending the final response, if necessary.
>
> Then I will live with that "solution". I'm convinced that any other
> option is not really practical. :D
>
> Thanks.

OK, cool.

Sorry I couldn't be any more help!

Smiles,

Ben.