HACKER Q&A
📣 canterburry

Why Not Reply All?


Why isn't the default email reply behavior "reply all" vs just "reply to sender" as is the current convention?


  👤 thayne Accepted Answer ✓
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.


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

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

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