> > Why does everyone reply to the person as well as CC to the list when the
> > person is on the list anyhow?
>
> Good question. They get the reply faster by sending it to them and the
> list, and if someone later wants to reply only to the poster, they have
> the email address right there.
And some people have the 'nomail' option set so they don't receive mail
from the list but they can still post...