5 Feb
2000
5 Feb
'00
1:09 p.m.
Zane H. Healy wrote:
Jerome Fine replies:
I agree with the original request and I agree with Zane. Perhaps a
compromise like:
subject_prefix = [CCmp] would do the job and still be just as
identifiable. Even
then, if we take a little bit of extra time (about 10 seconds - much
longer than it takes
me to type even this stuff in parenthesis), the original [CCmp] can be
deleted. I don't
know if the list software can also search for the presence of any imbedded
[CCmp]
strings and eliminate those as well automatically.
Otherwise, I do prefer the prefix. Sorry Zane!
My *KEY* point/compaint/rant, is that it destroys the ability to sort the
messages by subject. I just did a quick sort by subject and got the
following results (this is a small subset, and you'll note I've split out
the specific thread I'm *trying* to follow):
<-->
[ClassicCMP] Re: ClassicCMP Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in
[ClassicCMP] Re: ClassicCMP Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in
Re: [ClassicCMP] Re: ClassicCMP Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in
Subject: line
Re: [ClassicCMP] Re: ClassicCMP Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in
Subject: line
<-->
[ClassicCMP] Re: Digital Prometrix Omnimap 111, DEC???
[ClassicCMP] Re: Disk size limits in VMS 5.4-1?
Re: [ClassicCMP] Re: Disk size limits in VMS 5.4-1?
Re: [ClassicCMP] Re: Disk size limits in VMS 5.4-1?
[ClassicCMP] Re: HTML in Email
[ClassicCMP] Re: HTML in Email
Re: [ClassicCMP] Re: HTML in Email
[ClassicCMP] Re: HTML: was Re: Announcement: CHANGES TO THE LIST
Re: [ClassicCMP] Re: HTML: was Re: Announcement: CHANGES TO THE LIST
[ClassicCMP] Re: I found an HP150 (model 45851A?)--how do I make it work?
<-->
[ClassicCMP] Re: Tag requested in Subject: line
Re: [ClassicCMP] Re: Tag requested in Subject: line
<-->
[ClassicCMP] Re: What's a WD2793A chip?
<-->
[ClassicCMP] Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line
[ClassicCMP] Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line
[ClassicCMP] Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line
Re: [ClassicCMP] Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line
Re: [ClassicCMP] Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line
Re: [ClassicCMP] Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line
[ClassicCMP] Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line
[ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line
<-->
As you can see from this example using tags in the subject line totally
breaks the ability to sort the messages by subject and follow a thread. It
doesn't matter if you change the tag to something of a more sensible
lenght, the ability to sort by subjects will still be lost!
Zane
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I'd
like to see a small tag be prefixed to the Subject: line so that it's
easier to know that the email came from the Classic Computer list.
I suggest the Majordomo "config" file include a line like this:
subject_prefix = [ClassicCmp]
Oh, NO! I'd just like to point out that this
makes sorting messages a
nightmare! PLUS it means you've got shorter subject lines. ARGGHHH!