Hi, Just to add to this ... Its important that the list is copied so that we can pick up on any 'wrong' advice that is passed on. In general most answers on here are correct, but seeing the responses does help us to pick up on any erroneous info that may be going around ... Cheers Graham Jacky Middleton wrote: > Dear Fellow Transcribers, > I have had several really helpful answers to my recent posting titled "Where are the answers to useful questions?". I hope that I have thanked everyone individually. > It seems that such questions are often answered direct to the originator, rather than to the list in general. > Please, as a 'newbie', could I ask that the list is sent a copy of the replies. There must be people joining all the time who could benefit from the advice of the more experienced transcribers. > Jacky. > Jacky Middleton in Ancaster, Lincolnshire > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > Need to get a fast answer to your transcribing problems? Go to the > Transcribers Knowledge Base at http://FreeBMD.RootsWeb.com/vol_faq.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:17:33 +0000 Graham Hart <graham@the-harts.co.uk> wrote: Hello Graham, > Its important that the list is copied so that we can pick up on any > 'wrong' advice that is passed on. Perhaps the list software should be set to override any "reply to" headers people set, to ensure replies come to the list, unless somebody specifically replies off list. IYSWIM. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent"

Eudora, Outlook et al. all have a "Reply To All" function ... Mark -- At 15:01 +0000 16/11/05, Brad Rogers wrote: >On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:17:33 +0000 >Graham Hart <graham@the-harts.co.uk> wrote: > >Hello Graham, > >> Its important that the list is copied so that we can pick up on any >> 'wrong' advice that is passed on. > >Perhaps the list software should be set to override any "reply to" >headers people set, to ensure replies come to the list, unless somebody >specifically replies off list. IYSWIM. > >-- > Regards _

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:39:26 +0000 Mark Hattam <mark@dxradio.demon.co.uk> wrote: Hello Mark, > Eudora, Outlook et al. all have a "Reply To All" function ... Which means the recipient gets the reply twice. Not good. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent"

In that case, you can delete the "direct" one on the "To:" line. Better that than having a maillist in a run-away mode auto-replying to itself Mark -- At 16:50 +0000 16/11/05, Brad Rogers wrote: >On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:39:26 +0000 >Mark Hattam <mark@dxradio.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >Hello Mark, > >> Eudora, Outlook et al. all have a "Reply To All" function ... > >Which means the recipient gets the reply twice. Not good. > >-- > Regards _