That sounds like a very sensible solution, if it is possible to do? Best wishes Billie Billie Hunter Professor of Midwifery Institute for Health Research School of Human and Health Sciences Floor 2 Vivian Tower Swansea University Swansea SA2 8PP Tel: +44 (0)1792 518584 Fax: +44 (0) 1792 295127 -----Original Message----- From: A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health research. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alison Powell Sent: 28 February 2010 13:17 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Managing the list (query about the default for replies) Dear List-readers Given that we're all human and that even experienced list-users have made several embarrassing errors in the past few months in posting personal/confidential messages to the whole list, I think that it does make sense to take the systems approach to avoiding error. Perhaps the default should be that a reply goes to the sender (rather than to the whole list) but with a prompt box to say "Would you like to send this message to the whole list?" I'm not sure if this is possible within the Jiscmail set up but it might prevent some embarrassment/irritation! Best wishes Alison Powell Social Dimensions of Health Institute Universities of Dundee and St Andrews