> > >In a message dated 8/22/2006 10:34:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, >Pppolly5@aol.com writes: > > >Thank-you for your quick response Joan! > >I was saddened to read that there will be no middle ground on this issue. >Is >it even feasible to have it set up where a lister can hit Reply on their >email, and the Send To field is the link to the actual board post? (Did >that even >make sense?) > >Thank-you again! > >Take care, >Tracy > > > >--- >Tracy- > >What you are asking for a two-way gateway and to the best of my knowledge >that has never been seriously considered. I think we just have to keep >educating our list posters--either via a footer on the list, a blurb >in the welcome >message, or occasional list admin reminders. > >Joan Joan, Since the migrated lists are now only allowed ONE footer (instead of the old 10 tag lines), how about adding a footer to the gatewayed posts indicating the proper way to reply? Something like "To reply to this posting please use the above link. DO NOT reply to the list, as the poster may not be a list subscriber." Ed P.S. I also have given up trying to educate my posters to reply on the board and not to the list. Ed Elizondo Webmaster: http://www.Cubagenweb.org Administrator: Cuban Surname Bulletin Board & CUBA-L list