That was overly rude.

>  Why *should* it send YOUR message back to YOU?  *That* would be a
>waste of traffic (bandwidth).  The listserver is smart.  It doesn't!

Unless you've told it to.

>  You might ask "Well, how do I know it got there?"  That would suggest
>you don't know how e-mail works.  It got there *because you sent it*.
>Just like *every other* e-mail you ever send.

Not all email gets delivered.  Generally you get warning messages indicating
that it wasn't delivered, but email disappearing into the ether isn't an
unknown thing.  Especially where bugs and configuration errors are
concerned.

>  Do you send a copy of every e-mail back to the person who sends it (as
>well as a reply if you send that)?  Do you?  Well, why should the
>listserver?

Because you've asked it to, so you can keep a copy of your own messages in
threads you want to save.  Doesn't do a lot of good to review a conversation
if you can't see your own side of it.

>  You may say: "Well, the other lists do!"  OK, so most lists are set up
>wrong.  What do you do with copies of your own messages anyway?  You
>delete them of course (unless you're very narcissistic) because you
>*already* have a copy in your "Sent" file.

They're set up *differently*.  Just because they do something you don't like
doesn't mean it's the "wrong" way to do it.

I don't want copies in my "sent" file... I want them with the other messages
from the list.  Not everybody wants to do things your way.

>  *This* list is for (no kidding!) experts.  Next question?

And apparently for jerks as well.