I've tried that setting, but as I've mentioned before, sometimes people
send mail to cftalk instead of cf-talk. The mail goes through but it gets
sent to my main box, where I have to open it up and look at the header to
sort manually. (I'm on more than one ColdFusion list, so I can't accurately
go by the subject line or the message body.) This also happens when
somebody sends a message to a list designated in their email address book.
So, lets say I have I am on three coldfusion help lists and I set up an
alias in my address book that is called "CF-Help" and I use that as the
address when I need to help really fast and want to send to all three
lists. This can change the to address to "CF-Help" depending on my email
settings and the CC address isn't being used. So your filter has just
failed. I get messages like this and they end up in my default mail folder,
so if I don't sort them by hand, when I go to the CF-Talk mail folder the
message is missing from the thread. What would be really nice is if my
email client at work had a filter by Reply-to, but it doesn't. Netscape
mail does and I use that at home, but that filter fails sometimes too,
again depending on the sender's email settings. I don't really complain
about it much because it isn't a huge problem to look at the header, but it
*would* be better if I never had to do that.
You see, not everyone is willing to use the most insecure email client in
existence, which would be Outlook. I've never sent someone a virus and I
like it that way. ;)
At 02:35 PM 9/20/00 -0700, you wrote:
>I would imagine that there is a problem with some email readers or this
>wouldn't be a topic but I use MS Outlook I have the filter set so if
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] is in the "TO" or the "CC" it dumps in the cf-talk
>folder. I have been on this list for about 3 weeks with no stray messages. I
>am also on a number of other list and I have set them up the same way and
>have had no problems with stray messages. So what is the big deal? jees!
>LOL!
>
>-Mark :o)
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 2:25 PM
>Subject: Re: [CF-Talk] OT: Subject lines
>
>
> > Some list servers alter the "To" field of the email to make it consistent.
> > If the "To:" field always said "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" then filtering
>is
> > a snap...
> >
> > Howie
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 5:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CF-Talk] OT: Subject lines
> >
> >
> > > Would a special header line for filtering be better for people? My
>results
> > > from this is that:
> > > prefix blocks the subject, obscures it and gets really monotonous
> > > suffix also makes the subject look bad and can be cut off in long
> > > subjects.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > I would have thought that visual filtering is a little
>old-fashioned...
> > ;)
> > > >
> > > > I can appreciate that people might want CF-Talk somewhere in the
>subject
> > > for
> > > > filtering purposes in case the email address changes, or it comes from
>a
> > > > different from address. However, isn't visual filtering just a wee bit
> > > > pointless...?
> > > >
> > > > Robert Everland wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Actual putting them at the end serves no purpose. I would rather not
> > > have
> > > > > them at all instead of having them at the end. At the fron they are
> > > > > beneficial becuase they are all near the same place. At the end I
>have
> > > to
> > > > > look for it, why bother.
> > > > >
> > > > > Robert Everland III
> > > > > Web Developer
> > > > > Dixon Ticonderoga
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 12:53 AM
> > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Subject: Re: [CF-Talk] OT: Subject lines
> > > > >
> > > > > This was an experiment based on many emails that I've received
>asking
> > > for
> > > > > it. On the whole, I don't like it and others seem not to as well. In
> > the
> > > > > morning I'll switch over to having it at the end and see how that
> > works.
> > > > > This should satisfy everyone. As usual, comments are appreciated. :)
> > > > >
> > > > > > My point exactly.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Not to gripe, or anything, but couldn't it be put at the END where
> > it
> > > has
> > > > > less
> > > > > > visual significance to the reader, but is still picked up by
> > filters?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How about it, M.D.?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > pan wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > From: "David Cummins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hey guys,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > How come I'm receiving all this mail with subject lines
>starting
> > > with
> > > > > > > > "[CF-Talk]"? Is this a new list policy? Its just that it adds
> > > little
> > > > > > > information
> > > > > > > > content, and means I'm less likely to see enough of the real
> > > subject
> > > > > line to
> > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > bothered opening the email.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I mean it would be OK if it was something informative like
>[SQL]
> > > or
> > > > > [CFLOCK]
> > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > something, but [CF-Talk]?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Agreed - this particular tag '[CF-Talk]' makes the subject line
> > hard
> > > to
> > > > > read.
> > > > > > > The list of current subject headers take on a numbing sameness
> > when
> > > ALL
> > > > > > > are prefixed witht the same tag.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Pan
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > n.b. word to wise - if you try checking this new article
>subject
> > > line
> > > > > format
> > > > > > > with test messages (a time honored and sometimes necessary
>cf-talk
> > > > > 'feature'
> > > > > > > :) ) there is a problem child out there in readerland who will
> > > accuse
> > > > > you of
> > > > > > > rudeness and threaten to contact your "sys admin" - and she does
> > it
> > > too
> > > > > ....
> > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > all of the same effectiveness as rope used for pushing a truck
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
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