[Kde-pim] Reply to Author != Reply to Author ?

[Ingo Klöcker]

On Friday 02 October 2009, Martin Koller wrote:
> On Friday 02 October 2009 01:21:03 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > > kmail offers 2 kinds of reply (which we are talking about here):
> > >
> > > reply - should use whatever the mail tells kmail to use or kmail
> > > finds "smart"
> > >
> > > reply to author - _I_ as the user of kmail command the program to
> > > explicitely reply to the author directly, explicitely ignoring
> > > what the author wants in a reply-to header.
> >
> > The action is named "Reply to Author". It is _not_ named "Reply to
> > From".
>
> I don't think anybody (users, not developers knowing kmails code)
> knows the difference.
>
> > Use the context menu of the From address if you want Reply to
> > From.
> >
> > Reply to Author behaves exactly as it should behave.
>
> In your view.
> I'm using kmail since KDE2, but I've not used the right-mouse option
> on the From address a single time. I did not even know it exists (but
> thanks for the hint). What does this tell us ?
> The right mouse popup option is simply not a user friendly way to
> achieve what one expects.

IMO it is the best way to achieve a reply to a specific email address 
like the From address.


> And I'm not sure if another option "reply really to author" ;-) or
> "reply to From address" is the best solution.
>
> > > The author can not avoid that I send him directly a mail, as I
> > > can simply create a new mail with his address directly given.
> >
> > Right. Then please do this if you want to ignore the author's
> > preference. A possible reason for specifying a Reply-to address
> > different from the From address is if you have to use a certain
> > From address for sending messages due to a restrictive policy of
> > your ISP, but you do not want to receive messages at this address
> > because it's too well known to spammers.
>
> Ok, I understand. But therefore we have the "reply to" action, which
> I assume is what 99.9% of people are using when replying.

Yes. Very true. They will either use "Reply" or "Reply All" (and then 
optionally remove the undesired recipients). "Reply to Author" and its 
counterpart "Reply to List" is for advanced users.


> > > So, kmail shall simply follow my command.
> >
> > It does follow your command. The problem is that you misinterpret
> > the command. :-p
>
> As said above: the current solution is not obvious.
> And I'm not the only one. At least there is
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104229
> probably also https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118609

I have commented on both bugs.


Regards,
Ingo
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