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Justin Sheehy <justin@linus.mitre.org> writes:

> SL Baur <steve@xemacs.org> writes:
>> VM doesn't add anything by default.

> I notice that you nicely avoid directly saying that VM is broken in
> this regard, even though it is obvious from the second sentence above
> that you agree that it is.  Correct me if I've misread.

You are correct.

> I'll come out and say it: this behavior of VM is broken.

I've complained more than once.  Kyle's response is that since `Re: '
is a netnews requirement and not an RFC822 one VM isn't broken.

>> Since when has Gnus been customizable in this area?

> See the variables gnus-simplify-*

"this area" == customizing the `Re: ' string.  Sorry for the ambiguous 
wording.