The solution is simple; don't REPLY but REPLY TO ALL. That way also the list
receives the answering mail.
Joost
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-----Original Message-----
From: Akos_Szilvasi@biogen.com [mailto:Akos_Szilvasi@biogen.com]
Sent: woensdag 8 maart 2000 19:54
To: cyto-inbox
Subject: Re: Replies to list.
Hi, Jill,
I agree. When I reply it goes to the person who asked the question, not to
the
mailing list. We often miss good, useful, interesting information. It also
leads to repeated questions because the subject or the answers are not in
the
archive or are incomplete.
I suggest the list to be set up for reply to the list by default. The best
would probably be an automatic list server with a moderator to supervise the
content. This works very well for confocal microscopy and other disciplines.
I also appreciate the summarized postings of the most useful replies.
Akos Szilvasi
Biogen
Jill Martin <martin.jill@MAYO.EDU> on 03/07/2000 05:25:40 PM
To: cyto-inbox
cc: (bcc: Akos Szilvasi/Cambridge/Biogen)
Subject: Replies to list.
Dear all,
Sue brings up an interesting point, she has tried to get the information
from the list but failed due to the way the replies were posted. I often
see a question on the list that I might find interesting at a later date,
and I never see replies , which mean they do not get archived, then a
few weeks later there is another question about much the same thing. I
know that some of you are thinking we dont want all the replies on the main
list there is too much to read as it is, but replies are almost always
tagged with the subject and can be ignored, and is getting the same
question over and over again or not being able to find the answer any
better?
Jill. (from not-so sunny Arizona)
Jill Martin, Manager
Flow Cytometry Core
Johnson Research Building
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
480-301-6071 (Voice)
480 301-7017 (FAX)
email: jmartin@mayo.edu or martin.jill@mayo.edu
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