* Thomas Fernandez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Simon wrote: >> In a recent discussion with a friend I was _told_ ;) that 'Re:' used in the >> subject line of an email was an abbreviation for 'Reply' > >> Anyhow, after thinking about it, I can understand that using Re: in a *new >> message* to mean 'Regarding' may be confounding to the recipient of it as it >> may be mistaken to mean a 'Reply', but I am still uncertain whether there is >> an actual proper or accepted usage of 'Re:' in email messages. > > "Re:" stands for Reply.
No. As the RFC says it means "res". Let's take a look at the Usenet. A subject of an answer to a Usenet article starts with "Re: " but it is *not* called a "reply" but a *followup". reply => answer to an E-Mails => uses Re: followup => answer to a Usenet article => uses Re: => Re: != Reply q.e.d. ;) >> And is one acceptable and the other unacceptable? > > It is acceptable (and quite common and sensible, but not absolutely > necessary) to add "Re:" to the beginning of a subject line when > replying. It is not acceptable in other cases. ACK. -- Best regards, Carsten ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
