ClassicCMP Re: [ClassicCmp] Tag requested in Subject: line

From: Dann Lunsford <dann_at_greycat.com>
Date: Sat Feb 5 14:30:55 2000

On Sat, Feb 05, 2000 at 11:18:55AM -0800, Mike Cheponis wrote:
> 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]
>
> or somesuch. That way, it's quite easy to sort on messages from this list
> both automatically, and, equally important, manually.

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.

The Sender: header already contains "owner-classiccmp"; surely pine (never
used it, msyelf; went from 'mail' to 'elm' to 'mutt', which I *LIKE* :-))
can sort on Sender:. Or use procmail to distribute your mail into folders;
the following is the procmail recipe that I use for this list:

:0:
* ^Sender:.*owner-classiccmp*
classiccomp
 
(Yes, it could be smarter, but I don't feel like taking the time :-))

In short, Ah'm agin' it.

-- 
Dann Lunsford       The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
dann_at_greycat.com    is that men of good will do nothing.  --  Cicero
Received on Sat Feb 05 2000 - 14:30:55 GMT

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