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[Towertalk] Double posts...

To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [Towertalk] Double posts...
From: ww3s@zoominternet.net (WW3S)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 21:10:44 -0500
I'm not sure the problem is the reply to; I seem to be getting the same
message, usually a few days after the first one was posted. Anyone else
seeing this?



----- Original Message -----
From: Dino Darling <k6rix@arrl.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 2:57 PM
Subject: [Towertalk] Double posts...


> Am I the only person getting double posts from this list?  Maybe a little
> manual editing is needed before hitting the send button!
>
> Also, since I subscribe to this list, just responding to the list would
get
> me the message.  I'm getting "LPDA" messages that I'm not even included in
> the conversation only because I asked the initial question.
>
> Being that this group is about the open discussion of towers and antennas,
> all replies should automatically go BACK to the list (for everyone to
> see).  As it is now, people have to MANUALLY include this list in their
> replies along WITH the original sender and those in the cc field.
>
> I personally delete the original sender and replace it with the TOWERTALK
> address.  No need to send it twice!  It really as easy as highlighting the
> "to" field and inserting towertalk@contesting.com.
>
> If this was a broadcast list (like FOR SALE lists) then it would make
sense
> to direct replies to the sender.  To me, Tower Talk is a roundtable
without
> a radio, microphone, and antenna.  If we were on the air, we would all
hear
> the various replies and learn from them.
>
> I know replies to the list are frowned on by some list masters, but it is
a
> better idea especially for this list!  I run it the same way for lists I
> manage and it works perfect!  Everyone is in the loop then!
>
> If you do need to reply to the sender, THEN you can manually reply to
> them...not manually every time as you do now.
>
> What do YOU think?
>
> :-)
>
> Dino...k6rix@arrl.net
>
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