5 Feb
2000
5 Feb
'00
2:12 p.m.
On Sat, 5 Feb 2000, Jerome Fine wrote:
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!
Well, you could preface it with Re: as in Zane's previous example:
: Also what started out as:
: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line
: is now:
: Re: [ClassicCMP] Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line
: It will get worse. I'm was on a mailing list that does this with just
: a two letter id, and I've seen it creep most of the way across the subject.
8-)
- don
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! Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine