re: my 2 cents?

Tim Buckner ( SYSTEM@orion.cmc.uab.edu )
Fri, 10 Nov 1995 7:07:16 -0600 (CST)

Date sent: 10-NOV-1995 07:04:59

Hello All,

I did not see anything that discouraged open discussion, and I hope
that none of my comments were taken that way. On the contrary,
discussion is the purpose of the list. The misunderstanding may be
in the meaning of "Reply-To:" which is a required part of the mail
header. Whatever the problem, as long as one knows how the list works,
it should be simple to send to the list if one chooses and simple to send
a private message if one chooses.

With the current setup, if you wish to "reply" in such a way that everyone
on the list is mailed a copy of your response, consider using the "forward"
feature of your mailer and send it to rietveld@xtal.cmc.uab.edu.

Another way to "reply" in such a way that everyone on the list is mailed
a copy of your response would be to use the "reply" feature and add
a "CC" to rietveld@xtal.cmc.uab.edu. This should result in the original
author receiving 2 copies (1 from the reply AND 1 from list server so
avoid if possible), but it will get the job done.

Please note that using the "reply" feature without a "CC" will result in a
private message being sent to the author of the original message.

If you see a question posted on the list, want to see answers, and none
appear, there is an easy solution:

Your choice:

send a note to the list asking the question again
OR
send a note to the original author asking for a summary

-- Tim Buckner - system@orion.cmc.uab.edu - buckner@topaz.decus.org --
Univ. Alabama at Birmingham Center for Macromolecular Crystallography
261 BHSB, Birmingham, AL 35294-0005 USA phone/fax:(205)934-1973/-0480

Key :
> = alice@minmet.uq.oz.au (Alice Harris)
>> = HALUSKA@xray.alfred.edu