Ro,
I dont quite understand anyone being against a group owner having the
option to eliminate, for members, the Reply to Sender button.
To me it seems like swatting a fly with a sledgehammer: a much too heavy-handed solution to the problem, when better alternatives exist.
Did you read what I proposed? Any reasons that won't work for you?
It seems to me a way to resolve the accidental use of Reply to Sender, while preserving functionality for the member. By avoiding the need for a new Settings option it also minimizes the coding change needed and the amount of training/education for other group owners ("why are there two Reply-To options").
Yahoo doesnt have the Reply to Sender choice, yet one can certainly PM people.
Actually it does, though so well hidden that many people don't know about it.
After you click reply, click on the two down-pointing chevrons to the left of the Subject line. That will open up the message header so that you can adjust the To: for your reply. There are five choices: Group, Sender, Moderators, and two combinations.
If you're a moderator of the group, you can also change the From: address to be the group's -owner address, instead of your personal address.
I can see tho, that most dont feel the same way that I do so it will be
probably a fruitless battle to suggest it in Beta.
Maybe. If you find my suggestion acceptable, that might garner support among groups that normally operate with Reply To set to "Sender", as well as any moderators that have experienced the problem your way around.
-- Shal
Shal Farley