Ah, now I catch Declan's trick

[Declan McCullagh]

At 07:03 PM 2/14/01 -0800, Bill Stewart wrote, quoting me:
> >It is, however, perfectly acceptable to do a reply-to-all when engaging
> >in list conversations (provided that the CC line is not too long, etc.),
> >and that is what I have done and am doing.
>
>Netiquette is somewhat conflicted about this -
>especially when replying to a noisy list somebody isn't on,
>including their name in the To: or Cc: tends to drag them in
>to a large discussion that meanders off onto other topics.
>Bcc: is one way to avoid this problem; Reply-To: is another.

Fair enough, this may be one area where reasonable people can disagree. In 
this case, though, particulars count: Choate is not known for his 
reticence, and has never complained about the practice, which is common in 
these parts.

-Declan