Should I have all my mailing lists in both 'lists' and 'subscribe'?

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12021/01/05 03:27.03 ನಲ್ಲಿ, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> ಬರೆದರು:
> 
> Currently I automatically add all mailing lists I am subscribed to
> into my muttrc file against both 'lists' and 'subscribe', is this
> correct/OK?
> 
> I've never been quite clear why there are two commands.
> 
> I have in my muttrc :-
> 
>     #
>     #
>     # Mailing lists
>     #
>     lists `~/.mutt/bin/getLists.py`
>     subscribe `~/.mutt/bin/getLists.py`
> 
> The getLists.py script just extracts all the mailing list addresses
> from my filter file (that also drives my mail filter program) and
> outputs them space separated on one line.
> 
> If having list addresses in both is redundant that's not an issue, I
> was just wondering if it might be doing any harm.
> 
> --
> Chris Green

From the documentation: Once you have done this, the <list-reply> function will work for all known lists. Additionally, when you send a message to a known list and $followup_to is set, Mutt will add a Mail-Followup-To header. For unsubscribed lists, this will include your personal address, ensuring you receive a copy of replies. For subscribed mailing lists, the header will not, telling other users' mail user agents not to send copies of replies to your personal address. More precisely, Mutt maintains lists of patterns for the addresses of known and subscribed mailing lists. Every subscribed mailing list is known. To mark a mailing list as known, use the list command. To mark it as subscribed, use subscribe. (section 3.14)

Personally, I just do what you mentioned and haven't had any ill effects.

Sincerely,

Chiraag
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