Re: ADMIN: Subject Line Descriptors
Michael F. Bowman (mfbowman@CAP.GWU.EDU)
Thu, 10 Nov 1994 23:23:00 -0500
On Thu, 10 Nov 1994, Nathan Brindle wrote:
> Unfortunately, "Re:" is not much of an option...it's generated by
> your mailer program. :) Although <I> can edit mine out in CMS.
>
> I thought highly of Mike Walton's suggestions and I'm thinking in
> terms of setting up the LISTSERV topics along his lines. Remember,
> LISTSERV topics are only there for those who want to use them. I
> imagine that the vast majority won't.
>
> YiS,
> Nathan
Nathan,
My mailer does not generate the "re:"! It appears on only some of the
incoming traffic, where it has already been added.
I agree that many, if not most of the folks here probably won't use the
LISTSERV archives and hence the topics there. I don't think there has to
be a linkage between the shorthand we may or may not adopt in the subject
line and those topics. For example, items of International interest and
prefaced by "INT" may encompass several LISTSERV topics and be archived in
different places, hence the idea of a matrix. In practice it may make
things easier; e.g. search topic x for international items vice all items.
Some folks are picking up on subject line descriptors already. Maybe we
ought to see how it works for awhile and see what shakes out as people try
this concept. It may be that it will help or that it will die out if
there isn't sufficient interest. I'd like to see folks try to use what
they are comfortable with using and then see what the group thinks.
Speaking only for myself in the Scouting Spirit, Michael F Bowman
Used to be a Beaver, National Capital Area Council, B.S.A.
mfbowman@CAP.GWU.EDU (mfbowman@CAPACCESS.ORG after 12/13/94)
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