Windows mail for newsgroups ONLY!!!

[Gary VanderMolen]

Even if Outlook opens, will it know to quote the message that
one is responding to? If it doesn't quote, that's not very functional.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Not all that strange. To me, clicking Reply within an email program
means you want the program to handle the chore internally.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Guest]

It will if you do what I say.

No real saving grace there. The Reply button still brings up email, no
matter what program it is. It would just be nice if it brought up the one
you configured for (or thought you did).

-Frank

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You're missing my point. Most newsgroups frown on email replies.
It's discouraged because it's contrary to the Usenet concept of
sharing with all. In fact, most news posters use invalid email
addresses.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Steve Cochran]

No. Its never been that way. Its always used the default mail program in
the past.

steve

 

[Frankster]

No I am not missing your point. But you are certainly missing mine. Your
post in this thread is off-topic. Mine is on-topic. That's my point.

-Frank

 

[Frankster]

It will if you do what I say.

Do you have this problem a lot?

-Frank

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I agree that it is not a bug. It's a bad design decision.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I agree that replying to the sender is very impolite unless they request it.
I don't answer such replies.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Use the /outnews switch like he said. Right click the shortcut to WinMail
shortcut a choose Properties. At the end of the command line add a space
and then /outnews like this:
"[Path]\winmail.exe" /outnews

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Maybe I'm dense, but I don't see anything in your reply that
refutes my argument.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I agree that replying to the sender is very impolite unless they request it.
I don't answer such replies.

Thanks for that acknowledgement.
As I said before, email replies to news posts are contrary to
the Usenet convention.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Steve Cochran]

I thought someone said that didn't work.

steve

Use the /outnews switch like he said. Right click the shortcut to WinMail
shortcut a choose Properties. At the end of the command line add a space
and then /outnews like this:
"[Path]\winmail.exe" /outnews

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com

you make no sense!

 

[Frankster]

No, I don't mean to refute your statement. Generally one should not post
email replies to anything in an Internet newsgroup. There are exceptions
though. But... I thought we were discussing the functionality of Windows
Mail, not net etiquette. Regarding net etiquette, if the newsgroups were
internal, and not over the Internet, it may be perfectly acceptable to send
an email reply. Just depends. My thoughts were to discuss the features/bugs
of Windows Mail rather than etiquette. Why not give the OP the benefit of
the doubt instead of using this opportunity to educate someone who may not
even need or want the education?

-Frank

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Why not give the OP the benefit of both views?
Sometimes newbies ask the wrong question, and you have to
read between the lines as to what type of help they *really* need.
That's not off-topic.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[vanilla]

Thank you, Frank, for pointing out something that is no doubt well known to
people who have posted to Microsoft discussion groups for a long time but
that is very useful info for people who haven't been posting very long.

I honestly didn't know that it was a faux pas to click on 'Reply to Sender'
.... thanks for pointing it out ...

vanilla ...

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Among other things, Frank said:

I agree that replying to the sender is very impolite unless they request it.
I don't answer such replies.

 

[Tom Lake]

Thank you, Frank, for pointing out something that is no doubt well known
to people who have posted to Microsoft discussion groups for a long time
but that is very useful info for people who haven't been posting very
long.

I honestly didn't know that it was a faux pas to click on 'Reply to
Sender' ... thanks for pointing it out ...

I'm in the minority but I *like* getting email from people in newsgroups
that I've helped
or who are helping me.

Tom Lake

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I don't have time for it and it takes away from my work here. I'm much less
trusting of email and it takes me longer to read it.

 

[Frankster]

Well, I guess I'm done with this thread now.

I don't care if he is a newbie, I don't care if he wants to use "Reply to
Sender" inappropriately, I don't care about net etiquette under this
context. I do care than the Windows Mail program operates as designed.
That's why I am reading this newsgroup. Knowing how Windows Mail operates
allows one to choose the tool appropriate to their needs. I'm not here to
question the OP's requirements.

Right now, no one seems to know if Windows Mail is operating as designed, or
if this issue is a bug, or if this issue was simply overlooked by the
programmers, or what. Of course, the original discussion on this issue was
hijacked and torpedoed by the net etiquitte pontificating rant of a few
folks, so it has become pretty much a useless vehicle for discussing Windows
Mail.

-Frank

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I'm in the minority but I *like* getting email from people in newsgroups
that I've helped
or who are helping me.

Tom Lake

It's likely you'll get a ton of spam if you post in a newsgroup with your
real email address. Fewer and fewer people post with a valid address.