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>>>>> "DK" == David K}gedal <davidk@lysator.liu.se> writes:

DK> Thanks, this was the explanation I needed. Maybe it should be put in
DK> the manual.

I think that would be a bad idea, since I wrote exactly the opposite
of what I meant.  Here is the corrected version (I hope):

You want `to-address' for mailing lists where only list members are
expected to write to.  You want `to-list' for mailing lists where
people can write to without being member of the list.

If you use `to-address', non-members will never receive any followups
you make to their messages.  If you use `to-list', members will
receive two copies of each followup you make to their message.

There is no algorithm that will guarantee that both members and
non-members will receive exactly one copy of followups to their
messages.  When in doubt, use `to-list'.  Most people would rather
receive two copies of public answers to their messages, than not
receiving a copy at all.