5 Feb
2000
5 Feb
'00
9:42 a.m.
I have to come out as vehemently opposed to this.
I'm on a couple of lists
that do this, and *all* it really achieves is reducing the number of
visibie/useful characters in the Subject: header, and increasing the
noise level.
I agree; it is a bit of a nuisance. ClassicCmp gets so much traffic I'm
sure most of us have it automatically sorted.
At worst, how about just '[C]'?
Tom Owad
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5 Feb
5 Feb
10:35 a.m.
On Sat, Feb 05, 2000 at 06:42:40PM -0500, Tom Owad (owad(a)applefritter.com) wrote:
Even that will cause a problem, since Majordomo appears to be too stupid
to understand "Re:", and you end up with cascading "Re: [ClassicCMP]"
all across the top.
I am aware of no mail filters which only allow filtering on Subject:.
-Rich
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Concordia University, Montreal, QC (514) 848-7625
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I have to come
out as vehemently opposed to this. I'm on a couple of lists
that do this, and *all* it really achieves is reducing the number of
visibie/useful characters in the Subject: header, and increasing the
noise level.
I agree; it is a bit of a nuisance. ClassicCmp gets so much traffic I'm
sure most of us have it automatically sorted.
At worst, how about just '[C]'? 
12:55 p.m.
On Sat, Feb 05, 2000 at 07:35:34PM -0500, Rich Lafferty wrote:
On Sat, Feb 05, 2000 at 06:42:40PM -0500, Tom Owad
(owad(a)applefritter.com) wrote:
Even that will cause a problem, since Majordomo appears to be too stupid
to understand "Re:", and you end up with cascading "Re:
[ClassicCMP]"
all across the top.
I am aware of no mail filters which only allow filtering on Subject:.
Well, strictly speaking, you could do this with procmail (aided and
abetted by a couple of other programs), but I'll bet the result wouldn't
be pretty.
*Nasty old fart mode on*
But my major objection, putting it perhaps a bit forcefully, is: Why should
*I* have to deal with garbage put there to make up for *someone else's* brain
dead, bletcherous MUA or someone else's lack of desire to learn how to use
what they've got? If your MUA can't filter and/or sort effectively,
JUNK IT! Don't ask everyone else to put up with extraneous garbage. GET
SOMETHING THAT WORKS! And learn how to use it! In the long run, you'll
be a lot happier, and certainly the people you deal with will be.
(hmm.. should I turn it off? Nah.)
--
Dann Lunsford The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
dann(a)greycat.com is that men of good will do nothing. -- Cicero
I have to
come out as vehemently opposed to this. I'm on a couple of lists
that do this, and *all* it really achieves is reducing the number of
visibie/useful characters in the Subject: header, and increasing the
noise level.
I agree; it is a bit of a nuisance. ClassicCmp gets so much traffic I'm
sure most of us have it automatically sorted.
At worst, how about just '[C]'?
1:52 p.m.
On Sat, Feb 05, 2000 at 06:55:17PM -0800, Dann Lunsford (dann(a)greycat.com) wrote:
On Sat, Feb 05, 2000 at 07:35:34PM -0500, Rich
Lafferty wrote:
Pedants! You're all pedants! Argh!
"I am aware of no mail filters which allow filtering on Subject: only."
There. Better? Furrfu! :-)
(I've heard mumbles that majordomo 2 allows configuring both the Reply-To
and the [ClassicCmp] subject thingie on a per-user basis. Updates as
events warrant!)
-Rich
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------------------------------ Rich Lafferty ---------------------------
Sysadmin/Programmer, Instructional and Information Technology Services
Concordia University, Montreal, QC (514) 848-7625
------------------------- rich(a)alcor.concordia.ca ----------------------
I am aware of no mail filters which only allow filtering on Subject:.
Well, strictly speaking, you could do this with procmail (aided and
abetted by a couple of other programs), but I'll bet the result wouldn't
be pretty. 
12:05 p.m.
I think just [C] or [CC] would be OK, too.
-Mike
On Sat, 5 Feb 2000, Tom Owad wrote:
I have to come
out as vehemently opposed to this. I'm on a couple of lists
that do this, and *all* it really achieves is reducing the number of
visibie/useful characters in the Subject: header, and increasing the
noise level.
I agree; it is a bit of a nuisance. ClassicCmp gets so much traffic I'm
sure most of us have it automatically sorted.
At worst, how about just '[C]'?
Tom Owad
------------------------------Applefritter------------------------------
Apple Prototypes, Clones, & Hacks - The obscure, unusual, & exceptional.
---------------------<http://www.applefritter.com/>---------------------
12:54 p.m.
New subject: [ClassicCMP] Re: ClassicCMP Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line
Mike Cheponis wrote:
I think just [C] or [CC] would be OK, too.
Why not just set up a filter that searches for "classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org"?
As I've stated, the prefix trashes trying to sort messages by subject.
It's not simply a problem of how much space it takes up.
Rich Lafferty wrote:
Even that will cause a problem, since Majordomo appears
to be too stupid
to understand "Re:", and you end up with cascading "Re: [ClassicCMP]"
all across the top.
I suspect the problem is with specific eMail software, from what I've seen
of this on other lists. It usually seems to be certain people that
have/cause this problem.
I am aware of no mail filters which only allow
filtering on Subject:.
Actually some software such as Eudora Pro can.
Zane
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