# Double posts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 2, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/double-posts/92021 "2005-12-02T00:24:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/double-posts/92021/1 "2005-12-02T00:24:59Z")
Why is every post I make to the list getting doubled? Or is it just me? I’m using Mail.app on OSX. Cheers- -Ezra Z. Yakima Herald-Republic WebMaster > **[yakimaherald.com | Yakima, Washington - We Tell Your Stories](https://www.yakimaherald.com/)** 509-577-7732 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/double-posts/92021/2 "2005-12-02T03:10:44Z")
i have the same problem using gmail (by web). whenever i post to the list, i have my message double posted… ---
**Author:** ![ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/double-posts/92021/3 "2005-12-02T03:18:49Z")
Ivan V. wrote: > i have the same problem using gmail (by web). whenever i post to the > list, i have my message double posted… I think you’re jut getting a copy sent to you from GMail; it may not be double-posting to the list. James ---
**Author:** ![ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/double-posts/92021/4 "2005-12-02T21:21:28Z")
On 12/1/05, Gregory B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On 12/1/05, Ivan V. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > i have the same problem using gmail (by web). whenever i post to the > > list, i have my message double posted… > > This annoyed me for a while, so I set up a filter. > Go to create a filter up by ‘Search the web’ and then put in the from > field your email address and the to field ruby-talk and have it trash > them by default. 🙂 I tried that once. Doesn’t it trash the entire thread? I generally want to keep the threads around that I posted in for reference. I may try it again - perhaps I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/double-posts/92021/5 "2005-12-02T03:22:51Z")
On 12/1/05, Ivan V. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > i have the same problem using gmail (by web). whenever i post to the > list, i have my message double posted… This annoyed me for a while, so I set up a filter. Go to create a filter up by ‘Search the web’ and then put in the from field your email address and the to field ruby-talk and have it trash them by default. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/double-posts/92021/6 "2005-12-02T21:29:39Z")
2005/12/2, James B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > Ivan V. wrote: > > > i have the same problem using gmail (by web). whenever i post to the > > list, i have my message double posted… > > I think you’re jut getting a copy sent to you from GMail; it may not be > double-posting to the list. > > James it probably is, but i did see someone else double-post, who (probably coincidentially) also used GMail. but i agree, it’s very annoying. ---
**Author:** ![ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/double-posts/92021/7 "2005-12-02T22:02:01Z")
On 12/2/05, Rob R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I tried that once. Doesn’t it trash the entire thread? > > I generally want to keep the threads around that I posted in for > reference. I may try it again - perhaps I’m wrong. No it doesn’t trash the thread. But it does trash YOUR response :-/ Which sucks, yeah, but it’s less annoying than double posts to me. ---
**Author:** ![ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/double-posts/92021/8 "2005-12-02T03:30:57Z")
yup, gmail is keeping a copy of my post to show everything “as a thread” an then the mailist sends me my own post… thanx gregory for the tip 😉