> -----Original Message-----
> From: paras...@gmail.com [mailto:paras...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Daniel
> Brown
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 11:20 AM
> To: tedd
> Cc: php-general@lists.php.net
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Posts that include bracket OT bracket
> 
> On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 11:33, tedd <tedd.sperl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi gang:
> >
> > When did the list start rejecting subject lines that contain "[OT]"?
> 
>     At least several years ago.  It bounces back to say that off-topic
> mail isn't accepted, blah, blah, blah.

It's kind of silly if you ask me as it doesn't prevent anything since any
mildly intelligent person will just omit the [OT] and re-submit (case in
point), and it prevents other users from doing any kind of email filtering
on [OT]. It's basically punishing the sender for trying to do the right
thing. *sigh*


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