On Jan 5, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
> I've read all of the thread and I chose this one because it points out how
> much the tool chain is an issue.
>
> Not all of us use the same workflow, and whatever workflow used is probably
> similar for all of the lists an individual subscribes to, when possible. In
> my case, lists that do not add identifiers to subjects is a new experience.
> There is one on libre-office, and too many at ASF. Also, some lists do
> "from" mangling for mysterious purposes so that they basically have to be
> picked out of the spam filter by hand (something I see a lot of as a
> moderator since the server does that on moderator e-mails).
>
> Some of us do not have the means to filter on deep things in the SMTP
> headers, nor is it likely that there is willingness, given the ability, to
> switch email tools to deal with that particular case. Reading and posting to
> subscribed lists by mobile phone is a particular pinch case.
>
> Finally, there is a binary choice here. There can be subject headers or not.
> Currently there are no additions to the subject line. If there is not
> enough consensus here on adding subject headers ("[ooo-users]" being the
> obvious choice because there are other ooo- lists), then I will not take such
> a proposal to the ooo-dev list and the list will stay as is.
>
> I will abide by what I see here. Repeated arguments pro and con and
> assertions about what tools work and what tools don't are interesting in
> demonstrating how diverse the toolcraft is, but won't figure into my
> assessment. I doubt there is a one-size-fits-all solution. It will just be
> the pro- and con-ness that I assess. It would also be useful to know how
> many are indifferent to whichever way it goes.
I would support adding [ooo-users] to prefix the subject for this list. I use
filters to move my email around so I don't "need" it. Extra information in
subjects is not going to bother me. Call me a +0.5.
Regards,
Dave
>
> - Dennis
>
> It is interesting to me that the lists this list is proposed to replace all
> managed to have subject headers and no kittens seem to have died.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Scott [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 05:55
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Forum name in subject
>
> On 05/01/12 13:38, James Knott wrote:
>> Harold Fuchs wrote:
>>> Why do you only have one Inbox/folder? Just configure your mail reader
>>> to put messages for different forums in different folders.
>>
>> I already have many folders, but, with few exceptions, I do not filter
>> incoming mail according to source. If I did that, then I'd have too many
>> folders to find my new mail in.
>
> Odd; I use TB and have 11 folders; not all, I'll grant, active. But each
> is clearly flagged with the number of new items, and TB happily skips to
> the next new email wherever it may be.
>
>
> --
> Mike Scott
> Harlow, Essex, England
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