On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:05 AM, Mark Sapiro wrote: > Con Wieland wrote: > >> Is it possible to change the "RE" formating on a per list basis. I >> recently upgraded and I see this was changed in 2.1.6. BTW - I like >> the new format but it's those darn users-) >> >> Changed in 2.1.6 >> >> - New feature: subject_prefix can be configured to include a >> sequence >> number which is taken from the post_id variable. Also, the >> prefix is >> always put at the start of the subject, i.e. "[list-name] Re: >> original >> subject", if mm_cfg.OLD_STYLE_PREFIXING is set No. The >> default style >> is "Re: [list-name]" if numbering is not set, for backward >> compatibility. >> If the list owner is using numbering feature by "%d" >> directive, the new >> style, "[list-name 123] Re:", is always used. >> >> I found this but I don't think it will do it. >> >> "Prefix for subject line of list postings." under General options > > > What are you asking, and what is the issue? > > The default setting for OLD_STYLE_PREFIXING is Yes. It can be > overridden in mm_cfg.py. With this setting and no change to the list's > subject_prefix, prefixing will continue to work as before. > > In 2.1.6 there were two new features - sequence numbering, and always > putting the prefix first before any Re:. > > Numbering is controlled by litterally including '%d' in > subject_prefix. > The %d is replaced by the message sequence number in the delivered > message. If you include the %d for sequence numbering, the setting for > OLD_STYLE_PREFIXING is ignored and the new behavior is implied. > > In the absence of numbering, OLD_STYLE_PREFIXING controls the order of > the prefix and any Re:. Yes implies the previous style, e.g., "Re: > [Mailman-Users] format" and No implies, e.g., "[Mailman-Users] Re: > format". > > Upon rereading, I think your question is "is it possible to have > OLD_STYLE_PREFIXING = No in mm_cfg.py, but use the old style for > selected lists through some list setting". Unfortunately, the answer > to that is no.
Yes that was the question, and the answer I suspected. I was just checking to see if I was missing something. thanks con > > You can have OLD_STYLE_PREFIXING = Yes and use the new style for > selected lists, but only by adding sequence numbering to the prefix > for those lists that want the new style. > > -- > Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, > San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
