[Bug 83339] optional warning when replying to a mailing list

[m.wege at web.de]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83339





--- Comment #5 from  <m wege web de>  2009-04-09 21:12:44 ---
Quoting parts of a mail I send to the KDE usability mailing list:

Many mailinglists contain a (hidden) reply-to in there header so that if one 
replies, the answer is directed to the mailinglist instead of the sender. This 
(sometimes questionable choice) is made in order to ensure discusion on the 
list. But not always people are aware what they are actually doing. Sometimes 
a mail missed the filter, so one thought it was a personal mail and did not 
see that it was a mailinglist mail. Sometimes people are not aware of the 
reply too because they do not often post to the list. Or sometimes people 
decide to make the mail personal while they are writting and forget about the 
fact that it is going to the list. I am using mailinglists for many years now, 
but I have to admit this is happening to me too. I think it is a human thing. 
Therefor the request in the above wish-report is too include a (of course 
configurable) option which asks the user if he wants to send the mail to the 
reply-to (mailinglist) or to the original sender.

There would be two points where this could be implemented:
- When the user presses or clicks to reply.
- When the user clicks on send.
The second one would be better from my opinion, but may be more dificult to 
implement, since the origin of the mail would needed to be stored until it is 
send, even if it is saved as a draft or restored by session management. So I 
would also be happy with the first one.

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