this list is the silliest list i've ever been on. a handful of stubborn
mules continue to have an offtopic discussion about offtopic posts, or long,
drawn out off topic discussions that could EASILY be moved into private
email (but are not because 1. people are too lazy to change the To: line
and/or 2. these people actually believe that their discussion are
interesting to the rest of us/want to show off their trivial knowledge),
driving off the list's most valuable contributors and annoying the hell out
of users who just wish to discuss film scanners.
you may want to consider joining a list-issues lists which exist (i don't
feel like looking right now). there is also:
i realize how hypocritical this post is. but i'll only say it once. you
idiots drove off Ed and i think that sucks.
~j
P.S. (this isn't directed at Eli)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eli Bowen" <elbow@microsoft.com>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 1:02 PM
Subject: filmscanners: Sorting OT mail
> The server will always place "filmscanners" at the beginning of the
> Subject line when a user posts to the list (even if the entire Subject
> line is deleted before replying). If a user *replies* to a previous post
> without deleting the subject line, the server will begin the Subject
> line with "RE:filmscanners". This should not prevent sorting by subject,
> however, since the rest of the "Subject" line may be different.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Sleep [mailto:TonySleep@halftone.co.uk]
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 10:30 AM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: Re: OT messages & OTquestions.
>
>
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 22:26:52 -0600 Laurie Solomon
> (laurie@advancenet.net)
> wrote:
>
> > I believe
> > that the "Re: filmscanner" portion of the header is not an option of
> > the sender of the message but is automatically added to the subject
> > header by the server.
>
> Correct. This was repeatedly asked for by some people who wanted to sort
> their
> mail by subject.
>
> > This does not preclude changing the remainder of the content of the
> > subject header after "Re: filmscanner."
>
> Quite right. In fact you can also remove the 'RE:filmscanners:' bit from
>
> replies. Whether or not the server will promptly put it back I dunno,
> but
> doubtless there will be howls of protest from folk using the subject
> line to
> sort their OT mail ;)
>
>
> Regards
>
> Tony Sleep
> - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film scanner
> info &
> comparisons
