On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:25:30 -0800, "Lehnert N. Riegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> is alleged to have written: > > >Lehnert N. Riegel wrote: >>>Also, what is being gained that cannot be done with a Mail >>>Action? > >3/31/02 20:59 Evie Leder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Why would having [CE] in the subject line hurt you? I can't help >>but feel my concern is made invisible when I read this. I have >>explained 3 times what is gained for me, that mail actions do not >>adress. > >For me, what is gained is horizontal space, particularly if one uses a >wireless device. > >Perhaps I've missed something here. Please tell me again what the prefix >in the subject line would give you that could not be gotten from the >Auto-file log. > I suspect that the people who would benefit from being able to identify an email from this list in real time (without referring to the Auto-file log, or using mail actions) vastly outnumber those who would be harmed by having four little characters added to the width of the subject line.
In assuming users can refer to the Auto-file log, or that a mail action can solve the problem by adding "[CE]" to the subject, or by otherwise acting on an email from this list, one is assuming that everybody who reads this list is using Emailer to do so. Then you assume that there are people *not* using Emailer to read this list, and that their needs outweigh the desires of everybody else who wants a convenience common to other lists. Do we need to take a vote? --Lyle ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
