Like many others, I also use the [pinhole-discussion] as a way of filtering
my email messages and routing list messages directly into my
pinhole-discussion mail box. I appreciate that it would present a problem
to many people if it were removed. Likewise, changing it would also be
disruptive to people who use it to filter their mail and who would have to
change their filters to the new [list name].
By way of explanation, "pinhole-discussion" is the name the list server
(computer) knows us by. We send our email to
pinhole-discussion@p at ???????. The pinhole-discussion list is one of two
pinhole lists sent from this server (the other is the pinhole "news" at
http://???????/diary/mailRequest.html) and also one of many
lists of all kinds sent at this server. In a list of all lists from the
server, our list shows up as "pinhole-discussion". I like to keep things
simple and honest and that's why I used the actual name of the list as the
[list name] in the subject when setting up the list.
Technically, it is very easy to change. But it would impact a number of
members. Unless there is a compelling need to change it and general
agreement among members, I don't think we should change it.
Gregg
At 07:07 PM 10/6/01 -0300, you wrote:
Dear Gregg,
What do you think of the idea of removing "[pinhole-discussion]" from
the subject line we receive identifying the message, so that we could have
more useful space for using with the subject ? We don't need this reminder
to know we are on the pinhole discussion list: we know we are at it; on
the other hand, this little line is a precious space we have to write and
read the subject at almost full length. Also it wouldn't anymore tire the
eyes seeing "[pinhole-discussion]" repeated from up to the bottom of the
monitor screen. Another way would be using only the word "[pinhole]" or,
better yet just "[p-d]", if any kind of identication is needed, freeing
the space for the subject itself. What do you think ? Well, it's only an
idea. I'm very happy to be on the list and it's being very helpful to me.
Thank you very much for all the wonderful job you're doing.
Ricardo.
P.S.: It would be interesting to know what the other list members think
about it.
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