Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 12 Feb 2001 16:13:47 +0100 | From | Guest section DW <> | Subject | Re: lkml subject line |
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On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 01:33:24PM +0200, Matti Aarnio wrote: > On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 11:20:40AM +0000, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > > Dear all (and list maintainers in particular) > > > > Wouldn't it be a good idea to prepend all lkml subjects with [LKML] like > > many other lists do to distinguish lkml messages from the rest. > > NO! > > Have you ever seen reply-chains resulting at such schemes ? > > Re: [FOO] Re: [FOO] Re: [FOO] Re: [FOO] subject text >
Matti - that is not a very good reason.
No doubt we are able to write software that prepends [FOO] and then removes all other instances on [FOO]. Many mailing lists do precisely that.
There are advantages: distinguish personal messages from mailing list messages, and distinguish between different mailing lists. And disadvantages - maybe only one: sacrificing valuable Subject: line space.
I would not be against a [LK] label.
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