Re: Add a [modules-dev] subject prefix?
Am Dienstag, den 26.09.2006, 11:54 -0500 schrieb William A. Rowe, Jr.: So thoughts? +/- to adding [modules-dev] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] to our subject headers? - Sincerely, Joachim
Add a [modules-dev] subject prefix?
I received a note that some users would appreciate distinguishing notes with a subject line. Most lists in the ASF don't do this for many good reasons, but I noticed that many of our peer-user lists (and modules-dev is a developement-users discussion) do so. So thoughts? +/- to adding [modules-dev] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] to our subject headers?
Re: Add a [modules-dev] subject prefix?
I'm for adding [modules-dev] to the subject line. At 09:54 AM 9/26/2006, you wrote: I received a note that some users would appreciate distinguishing notes with a subject line. Most lists in the ASF don't do this for many good reasons, but I noticed that many of our peer-user lists (and modules-dev is a developement-users discussion) do so. So thoughts? +/- to adding [modules-dev] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] to our subject headers?
Re: Add a [modules-dev] subject prefix?
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 11:54:32AM -0500, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: Most lists in the ASF don't do this for many good reasons, but I noticed which is why I'm -1 to polluting the subject - there's plenty of X- headers to work on. vh Mads Toftum -- `Darn it, who spiked my coffee with water?!' - lwall
Re: Add a [modules-dev] subject prefix?
which is why I'm -1 to polluting the subject - there's plenty of X- headers to work on. This would be ok, if you always work with one mail client at home. Since there are certainly several people like me who are working with several mail clients (tb at home, pine over ssh at work, webmail,...), it would be nice to see at a first glance that a certain mail belongs to a certain list. But I agree, the shorter the better. (although you should see to which module list the mail belongs.) Here my voting: [modules-dev] + good, but you can't see the type of modules [EMAIL PROTECTED] - too long [httpd-mod-dev] ++ -- regards Helmut K. C. Tessarek lookup www.dfn-pca.de/pgpkserv/ for KeyID 0xC11F128D /* Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer for chaos and madness await thee at its end. */
Re: Add a [modules-dev] subject prefix?
On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 11:54:32AM -0500, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: Most lists in the ASF don't do this for many good reasons, but I noticed On 2006, Sep 26, at 12:01, Mads Toftum wrote: which is why I'm -1 to polluting the subject - there's plenty of X- headers to work on. I'm always a big fan of not modifying user-provided data (i.e., Subject:) and making sure the plethora of tools (which I thought was close to 100% now-days) that can act on and display other headers (X- *, etc) are recommended. A big - to any subject header adding/modifying. -p
Re: Add a [modules-dev] subject prefix?
William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: So thoughts? +/- to adding [modules-dev] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] to our subject headers? Count me as a plus (+) vote for adding to the subject headers. Having the quick identifier makes it easier for low function mail clients (like web mail or cell-phone mail) to screen messages. Chris Kukuchka Sequoia Group, Inc. P.S. If the changing of the subject headers goes through, I would imagine we would then need a discussion on what it should be. I would go with the shorter the better school of thought with [hmd] as an example.
Re: Add a [modules-dev] subject prefix?
On Tuesday 26 September 2006 17:54, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: So thoughts? +/- to adding [modules-dev] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] to our subject headers? Please don't. Subject lines should be meaningful. Especially in the first few words, which is what you see when they're truncated in a listing. A folder full of [modules-dev] Re: pr is not useful. I would suspect that anyone asking for crap in the subject line needs to rtfm procmail, or whatever other tools they have available. Sorting of incoming mail has been a solved problem for over 20 years. -- Nick Kew Application Development with Apache - the Apache Modules Book http://www.prenhallprofessional.com/title/0132409674
Re: Add a [modules-dev] subject prefix?
Nick Kew wrote: I would suspect that anyone asking for crap in the subject line needs to rtfm procmail, or whatever other tools they have available. Sorting of incoming mail has been a solved problem for over 20 years. I agree with you, up until the introduction of webmail. Since this list is ment to be accessible, I'm weighing slightly more heavily in favor of the user-subscribers over the diehard coding nutjobs like you and I. We have tools that force lists to behave the way we prefer because we live on the lists. Our casual readers, not so much. If we are trying to be inclusive and attract more module authors (and hopefully httpd contributors down the road) we need to be approachable. That said, I'll sit back and read how this thread plays out. Bill
