invalid command name on some downloads

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Dec 13, 2007, at 15:51, bensonk at acm.wwu.edu wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 01:37:56PM -0600, Lenore Horner wrote:
>
>> On Dec 13, 2007, at 9:35 AM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>>
>>> On Dec 13, 2007, at 09:27, Emmanuel Hainry wrote:
>>>
>>>> Citando Ryan Schmidt :
>>>>
>>>>> This discussion belongs on macports-users, not in my personal  
>>>>> mailbox;
>>>>> please remember to use Reply To All.
>>>>
>>>> Then it is reply-to-list that should be used.
>>>
>>> Whatever it's called in your mail program. In Apple Mail, the  
>>> buttons are
>>> Reply, which sends the reply just to the author, and Reply All,  
>>> which sends
>>> the reply to the author and the list. I recommend using the  
>>> latter for
>>> mailing list discussions.
>>
>> I think what was meant is that the list itself should set a reply- 
>> to address
>> that is the list rather than the author.  Our campus email list  
>> defaults to
>> this, so I know it's possible.
>
> The configuration setting should be available at this address:
> http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/admin/macports-users/? 
> VARHELP=general/reply_goes_to_list
>
> This can only be changed by an administrator, and having replies
> automatically go to the list is "strongly discouraged".  However, as
> Ryan seems to think people shouldn't be replying directly to him,
> perhaps it would be prudent to change the setting?
>
> Personally, I think that replies should stay on the list, so I would
> recommend changing the setting to "This list" on the page linked  
> above.

No, I don't really want any settings on the list to be changed. In  
particular I agree with the arguments presented here:

http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html

What I want is for people to pay attention to what addresses they're  
replying to, and to reply to the list when appropriate to keep the  
discussion there.