Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 16:38:52 -0400 From: Charles Reese <reese@adeptscience.com> To: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: A request to the list owner. Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19990701203852.0096373c@chem.duke.edu>
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I believe you can set majordomo up so it does not keep adding the Re's. I run a list for mathcad that has [MATHCAD] prepended to the subject and it does not have that problem, also, the PHP3 list I am on has [PHP3] and it does not have a problem, it is even busier then freebsd-questions. It makes it much easier to 'filter' it with you eyes with them all in the 'in' box. Cheers Charlie Reese At 03:28 PM 7/1/99 -0400, you wrote: >I think the point is, that con's of the request outweigh the pro's for this >particular request. We would end up with subjects such as.. > FreeBSD: Re: FreeBSD: Re: FreeBSD: Re: A request to the list owner. > >Believe me, this is more than annoying, it runs any ability to keep track of >a thread in an efficient or reasonable manor. > >If you are using a UNIX based mail reader there are several ways to >accurately sort the mailing lists so that nothing slips through the cracks. >If you are using a Windows based mailer, either find a better one that will >allow you to sort your mail by specific headers in the e-mail, or setup the >best rules you can with what you have to work with, and live with the >overflow. > >Here where I work, I have to use MS Outlook 97 (Exchange Server), and have >rules setup to catch thing to: cc: from: freebsd-questions and >questions@freebsd.org. It works about 99.5% of the time so I can't >complain. But at home I also have procmail filter everything into specific >folders when it is delivered. > >-Chris > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Joe Konecny [SMTP:jkonecn@green-mfg.com] >> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 3:15 PM >> To: Doug >> Cc: FreeBSD List >> Subject: Re: A request to the list owner. >> >> Mine sorts by Sender... For you it says Doug... the next one is >> Mitch then Yann then M.L. then Brian... >> >> Doug wrote: >> > >> > On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Joe Konecny wrote: >> > >> > > Would it be possible to concatenate a standard header to the >> > > subject line of all messages originating from the FreeBSD >> > > mailing list? Something like "FreeBSD> Whatever subject" >> > >> > This is a terrible thing, and I feel safe in saying that it will >> > not be done. :) >> > >> > > This makes managing mail easier for me and I would think >> > > others would find it useful. >> > >> > Get a mail client that can sort on headers and use the Sender: >> > header. Take a look at the headers of the mail that comes through on the >> > list to see what I mean. >> > >> > Good luck, >> > >> > Doug >> > -- >> > On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only >> > nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter >> > what it does. >> > -- Will Rogers >> > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------ One Unix* to Rule them all, One Resolver to Find them, One IP to Name them all, In the Zone that Binds them. ------------------------------------------------------ *FreeBSD of course. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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