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SqueakSource: Reply-To address?

Frank Shearar
Hi,

I'm adding a new project (http://www.squeaksource.com/Zippers.html) to
SqueakSource, and some new options puzzle me.

What's the Reply-To address for? I know what they're for in emails, so I
_guess_ that it's the Reply-To address in commit mails generated by the
project?

Second, the checkbox "Receive commit notifications by email" means that
those subscribed to the project (one of Administrators, Developers,
Guests) receive notifications whenever someone commits to the project?
Is it possible to subscribe to a project without being an member of the
project in some way?

frank

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Re: SqueakSource: Reply-To address?

Bert Freudenberg
On 30.12.2010, at 21:58, Frank Shearar wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm adding a new project (http://www.squeaksource.com/Zippers.html) to SqueakSource, and some new options puzzle me.
>
> What's the Reply-To address for? I know what they're for in emails, so I _guess_ that it's the Reply-To address in commit mails generated by the project?

Yes.

> Second, the checkbox "Receive commit notifications by email" means that those subscribed to the project (one of Administrators, Developers, Guests) receive notifications whenever someone commits to the project? Is it possible to subscribe to a project without being an member of the project in some way?

No, the commit email is sent only to the addresses given in the project settings under "Send emails to:". Typically that would be a public mailing list that interested folks can subscribe to.

- Bert -


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Re: SqueakSource: Reply-To address?

Frank Shearar
On 2010/12/31 11:36, Bert Freudenberg wrote:

> On 30.12.2010, at 21:58, Frank Shearar wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm adding a new project (http://www.squeaksource.com/Zippers.html) to SqueakSource, and some new options puzzle me.
>>
>> What's the Reply-To address for? I know what they're for in emails, so I _guess_ that it's the Reply-To address in commit mails generated by the project?
>
> Yes.
>
>> Second, the checkbox "Receive commit notifications by email" means that those subscribed to the project (one of Administrators, Developers, Guests) receive notifications whenever someone commits to the project? Is it possible to subscribe to a project without being an member of the project in some way?
>
> No, the commit email is sent only to the addresses given in the project settings under "Send emails to:". Typically that would be a public mailing list that interested folks can subscribe to.

Ah. I'd have expected the list to set the Reply-To address itself.
Thanks for clarifying! (Hm, OK, because if you _don't_ send a mail to a
list, what _would_ the Reply-To header be? OK, I see the point of the
field now.)

As a minor visual nit, when editing the Projects the "send emails to:"
field takes up a fair bit of space. If you remove the two <br/> tags and
the empty <h1></h1>, it takes up much less space and, more importantly,
the Add and Cancel buttons end up not looking like they might belong to
the "Reply-To Address" field.

frank

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Re: SqueakSource: Reply-To address?

Bert Freudenberg

On 31.12.2010, at 13:00, Frank Shearar wrote:

> On 2010/12/31 11:36, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
>> On 30.12.2010, at 21:58, Frank Shearar wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm adding a new project (http://www.squeaksource.com/Zippers.html) to SqueakSource, and some new options puzzle me.
>>>
>>> What's the Reply-To address for? I know what they're for in emails, so I _guess_ that it's the Reply-To address in commit mails generated by the project?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>> Second, the checkbox "Receive commit notifications by email" means that those subscribed to the project (one of Administrators, Developers, Guests) receive notifications whenever someone commits to the project? Is it possible to subscribe to a project without being an member of the project in some way?
>>
>> No, the commit email is sent only to the addresses given in the project settings under "Send emails to:". Typically that would be a public mailing list that interested folks can subscribe to.
>
> Ah. I'd have expected the list to set the Reply-To address itself. Thanks for clarifying! (Hm, OK, because if you _don't_ send a mail to a list, what _would_ the Reply-To header be? OK, I see the point of the field now.)

Many projects use separate lists for commit notices and discussions. The reply-to of the commit list would be set to the discussion list.

- Bert -