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Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:07:29 -0400
From: "D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy@druid.net>
To: Chris =?UTF-8?B?4oCcS3dwb2xza2HigJ0=?= Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Don't feed the troll...
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On Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:41:41 +0200
Chris =E2=80=9CKwpolska=E2=80=9D Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 5:40 PM, Steven D'Aprano
> <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> > In the name of all that's good and decent in the world, why on earth
> > would you do that when replying to a mailing list??? They're already
> > getting a reply. Sending them TWO identical replies is just rude.
>=20
> Mailman is intelligent enough not to send a second copy in that case.
> This message was sent with a CC, and you got only one copy.

Actually, no.  Mailman is not your MTA.  It only gets the email sent to
the mailing list.  Your MTA sends the other one directly so Steve is
correct.  He gets two copies.  If his client doesn't suppress the
duplicate then he will be presented with both.

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