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On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:01:47 +0000, Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk>
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> Mixed, I'd say. Some do it, some even prefer it, some don't. I generally 
> stick to the list only unless it's important that the OP sees the 
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	On the receiving side -- I tend to find email copies of replies an
annoyance unless the sender has explained why they went to email. After
all, I'm going to see the response in the list anyway, where it is in
context (and I can see if anyone else has followed up to it).

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