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lynx-dev Version hides real subject in mailing list
From: |
David Woolley |
Subject: |
lynx-dev Version hides real subject in mailing list |
Date: |
Thu, 18 Mar 1999 08:46:48 +0000 (GMT) |
Here is a small sample of my incoming Lynx mail:
49 Mar 16 Klaus Weide (53) Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2dev.19 patch #
50 Mar 16 Michael Warner (50) Multiple command-line URL's (was: Re
N 51 Mar 16 David Combs (35) Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2dev.19 patch #
N 52 Mar 16 David Combs (67) Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2dev.19 patch #
N 53 Mar 16 David Combs (63) Re: lynx-dev lynx2.8.2dev.19 patch #
Note that for 4 of these the only visible information in the subject is
the name of the latest development version. Generally I ignore these as
the effective subject contains about as much information as the "Problem",
or "Bug" subjects that come from newbies. Note Pegasus Mail truncates
similarly and I think this is true of most other mail readers. (trn has
the best strategy as it breaks the subject in the middle and inserts and
ellipsis.)
Could you please re-arrange your subjects to ensure that the information in
the subject comes nearer the front, if you want people to actually read
them. (It would probably be a good idea to reduce lynx-dev to lynx or
[LYNX] - majordomo will leave out the former if lynx appears in the
original subject.)