You are looking at the archive in your web browser. That is exactly what the
archive web page reply form does. In IE with Outlook, it would then send an
email (after several annoying "are you sure?" messages). I've never tried it
in Firefox.

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James.
 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Harry Mueller
> Sent: 2006 Mar 25, Sat 14:53
> To: piclist@mit.edu
> Subject: Re:[OT:] can't reply to posts on the list
> 
> 
> How do you read the list? There are many ways to read it: 
> individual emails directly from the list server, digests from 
> the list server, emails from a web forum that reflects the 
> list, online through a web forum that reflects the list, as a 
> newsgroup through a email-to-news gateway, ...
> 
> What program do you use (Microsoft Outlook maybe)?
> 
> Is it the same with all messages, or is it different 
> depending on the post you're replying to?
> 
> Gerhard
> 
> 
> Hi Gerhard,
> 
> I receive digests from the list server in Outlook. Then when 
> I want to reply, I look for the message in the list Archives 
> and hit the reply button.
> What I get is something that looks like an Outlook form but 
> seems to be generated by Firefox, the browser that I use.
> 
> It's called Form Post from Firefox and also puts that phrase 
> in the subject field.
> 
> The body of the post has this in it:
> subject=Re:[OT:] can't reply to posts on the list source= 
> http://www.piclist.com/piclist/2006/03/25/125845a.txt?
> 
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> http://www.piclist.com/member/142.161.45.11
> PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.com
> 
> The reply doesn't show up on the thread I'm trying to answer 
> or reply to.
> 
> Thanks, Harry
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