undefined | Better HN

0 pointsseverus_snape2y ago0 comments

There is usually no need to subscribe.

0 comments

This. You just To: the mailing-list and depending on the project CC: the maintainers.

No subscribing needed. Standard policy on all mailing lists is to reply-to-all so you'll get always CC'ed on replies. This also makes it very easy to pull in more people into a discussion, even across different projects.

kazinator2y ago

That's how mailing lists should work.

Many mailing lists today reject posts from non-subscribers.

Of those that allow posts from non-subscribers, you will find that many are configured such that you will not get a reply, due to "reply-to munging". Your message will go to the list, but with a Reply-to: header designating that list, instead of (or in addition to) setting the more modern mailing-list-related headers.

Reply-to-all isn't a list policy; it's a behavior of the individuals. Some people don't reply to all. They think they are, but only the post author gets their reply. That is one of the motivations behind the Reply-to.

https://marc.merlins.org/netrants/reply-to-still-harmful.htm...

rurban2y ago

The CC part is highly conflicted. Most maintainers hate double emails, whilst some loudly insist to be CC'd, esp. the Linux kernel folks. So you need to read beforehand the preferred etiquette. And nevertheless, the tone on mailinglists is entirely different (and mostly extremely childish and unprofessional) than on ticket trackers.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse