Re: Eternal problems responding to posts.

I agree with you about the way the reply feature is set up. I 
presumed that either HWG is using an archaic listserv system, or 
possibly that someone thought that requiring an extra step to post to 
the list would make people think twice before posting.

Another possibility is to prevent unintended postings that can occur 
when someone uses an autoresponder to answer their emails. In another 
list I susbscribed to, someone set up an autoresponder when she went 
on vacation, and then every message from the list got an autoreply 
back to the list, which went on and on and on until the keeper of the 
list noted it and pulled the plug. Similar problems have occurred 
with invalid addresses and mailer demons, etc.. I suppose that the 
more sophisticated listserv software includes filters which prevent 
such inadvertent spamming.

As for the cross posting, the only reason to cross post this message, 
I think, would be if you want to bring this matter to the attention 
of those on the other lists. Probably your message should really be 
directed to the organization itself, and not the list, since it's the 
organization that determines this policy and sets up the list 
software, not the members. I think your assumption here is that 
someone up there will see your posting, and maybe even do something 
about it.

--Jeff







>Hello All,
>
>This is not intended to be a flame post; please do not dismiss it as such.
>
>I belong to about 15 various email lists, all of whom (*not* "which" :-) )
>pertain to my particular interests (Flash, HTML, Macromedia 
>products), and have
>a good email client (for the Mac) that allows me to manage all of the
>"incoming". So, *that* aspect is *not* of concern here.
>
>What *does* concern me is that, when I am reading an HWG email that 
>is currently
>in my inbox, I CANNOT reply *simply* by typing my typical command/control-key
>combo for "reply".
>
>If I attempt to do so, my "reply" is addressed ONLY to the writer of the
>original email, and NOT to the list in general.
>
>YEESH!!!!!!!
>
>ALL of HWG's lists that I'm on work in the same way.
>
>Can someone please offer some intelligent commentary regarding this apparently
>"archaic" feature of the way HWG's email lists are set up?
>
>Goodness gracious, the supposedly "premier" HTML organization "should" have
>better mastery over "user friendliness" than it apparently does.
>
>BTW, I believe I remember that HWG's policies regarding "crossposting" forbid
>excessive use of the crossposting feature.
>
>However, I truly believe that my crossposting of this post to ALL of the HWG
>lists to which I subscribe (only 4, *small*) is NOT, *in essence*, a violation
>of the principles involved.
>
>The only reason I've "crossposted" this email is to save myself 5-10 
>minutes of
>unnecessary clerical activities.
>
>Thank you, whoever you are, for your consideration of all that I've 
>stated here!
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Ken Sherwood
>
>                          *zenkat: the Flash trailer*
>                     http://www.kensherwood.com/zenkat.htm
>
>kensherwood.com
>http://www.kensherwood.com

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