> But I (and maybe others) don't like mail filters that file
> away mailing lists. I prefer to have everything in a single
> inbox and visual "scan" it myself. Therefore, a short tag
> is actually quite useful - but it should be short (that was
> my point).
I vote not to add a short tag to the subject lines. Automatic filtering is
great - especially if your software can thread the mail too. My personal
favourite is the emacs/GNUS combination.
> PS: Interesting is that my first message on this subject
> took 6 days to make it through the mailing list's
> mailer...
That's 'cause majordomo caught the word 'unsubscribe' in the message and
passed it on to me, and I was on holiday last week :-)
Cheers,
Simon