Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/15

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Subject: [Leica] Brian, please end this horrible experiment!
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Thu Feb 15 14:10:10 2007

I vote old format.

Gene


-------------- Original message from Henning Wulff 
<henningw@archiphoto.com>: -------------- 


> I'm also strongly in favour of going back to the old format. 
> 
> The LUG volume hasn't bothered me, even if I only get to read 10% of 
> it at times. 
> 
> The new format not only likely causes me to miss some responses, but 
> then also puts multiple copies into my mailbox(es) if someone 
> responds to one of my posts. 
> 
> I usually hit option-reply on Eudora, which used to just put a reply 
> header on LUG mail. Now it does that, and replies to everyone else 
> who had previously been replied to. 
> 
> So now, if I just hit option-reply in a thread which has had a number 
> of responses, I'll generate as many e-mails as all the people who 
> have previously responded plus one. 
> 
> I could wind up with 20 copies of the same message! 
> 
> I know the header should be edited, but the problem with the previous 
> format was lack of header editing. If the same lack of editing 
> happens now, the LUG volume could increase greatly, but due to a lot 
> of redundant posts. 
> 
> Please, please, back to the old. :-) 
> 
> -- 
> * Henning J. Wulff 
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