Scalar wrote: > This isn't about debian but about the list.. > > Would it be acceptable for the listserver to add a few > letters at the beginning of the subject to distinguish the > list from other email? > > I use pine over telnet in 25x80 mode for email, and it is > frequently impossible to tell listserv messages from normal > email. because the subject lines don't "stand out" from > normal mail. > > If the listserver appended something like "DEB " to the > front of a non-reply subject, it'd make these posts much > easier to sort through.
Ugh... if this isn't in a FAQ somewhere, it should be... The list server uses message headers to tell you that this is list mail. The headers X-MailingList, X-Loop, and Resent-From all tell you that this message is from the debian-user list. You are free to use this information however you like. I use procmail to sort mailing list messages into separate folders, using a recipe like this: :0 * ^(Resent-From|X-Mailing-List):.*debian-user $MAILDIR/debian-user/ So rather than asking the world to change for your convenience, I suggest respectfully that you learn to use the tools that are freely available to you for your own convenience, since the world is already giving you everything you really need. Craig -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
