From: Robert Blackstone <blackstone.robert@gmail.com>
To: ntg-context@ntg.nl
Subject: Re: Subjects on this list - general request
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:30:45 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <0C2851BB-1F5E-40F4-80B9-6997D4C611B2@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mailman.81.1363805204.2084.ntg-context@ntg.nl>
On 20 Mar 2013, at 19:46 , "Keith J. Schultz" <keithjschultz@web.de> wrote
>
> I see no advantage in your suggestion. just search the subject.
>
> As for the [***Spam***] that is inroduce by mail servers. A user should maybe remove
> it to avoid it. But a nuisance, yes, a problem no.
>
> regards
> Keith.
and on 20 Mar 2013, at 19:21 , Mica Semrick <paperdigits@gmail.com> wrote
>
>
> I would agree with the (no subject) or SPAM titles, but if your search tool
> can't tell the difference between "\column, Bug in - " - "\column, Bug in
> \column" and "Bug in \column" then you probably need to find a new search
> tool. I subscribe to the list in non-digest format, e.g. I get every
> email. I used to get it in digest, but I found that made my searching
> tougher. I use gmail and have all the list messages skip my inbox and go
> directly to a tag. This has helped a ton!
>
> -Mica
>
> Am 20.03.2013 um 16:12 schrieb Robert Blackstone <blackstone.robert@gmail.com>:
>
>> …. wouldn't it be a good idea to ask everybody to clearly state the subject of their message, preferably starting with the most important keyword, and in particular to avoid (no subject) or [***SPAM***], and similar things as subjects. ...
>> ..
Hi Mica and Keith,
Thanks for your reaction. It is informative to hear your opninon.
I did not want to start a discussion -- it was rather a "cri de coeur" born out of frustration -- so I will leave it at this.
Best regards,
Robert
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