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>  >When you use the 'Reply" button on your email
> >program it sends your reply ONLY to the person who
> >sent the original post.
> > If you want to 'reply' to the LIST you need to
> >use your address book.

That depends on the list server setup, more than on your email client.
Most of the list servers change the address fields on the emails they send out,
which is technically "correct". The email from the list server will appear to
arrive "from" the list, with the REPLY-TO field also showing the list, not the
original sender.

In that case a simple REPLY from any email client will post a reply to the list.

A few lists may be misconfigured so they do no update the REPLYTO field. If they
leave the original sender's email address, that's when you'd need to use the
REPLY ALL choice. The confusion gets worse because if you hit REPLY ALL, the
recipient may think you are sending private email--not list mail--and then reply
to you off list, breaking the list conversation.

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