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Ask HN: Why Not Reply All?

by canterburry on 7/2/24, 1:28 AM with 5 comments

• by thayne on 7/2/24, 1:31 AM

  Depending on your email client, and possibly said client's configuration, it might be.

  That said, accidentally replying all with sensitive or embarrassing information is probably worse than accidentally sending a reply to one person instead of everyone, so it is a safer default, even if reply all is more common.

• by uberman on 7/2/24, 1:56 AM

  Read about email storms and you will understand why https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_storm

• by cratermoon on 7/2/24, 2:21 AM

  Do you want to the default to be "reply all"? If so, why? How would it improve email for you?

• by hsuhbdcstd on 7/2/24, 1:30 AM

  Because the world is cruel . I am a big fan of reply all. I would like this to be a default option