On 14 May 2001 15:58:48 -0700, Andy McKay wrote:
Advantage: - simple clear which list you are talking about. - filters people who reply directly to you rather than to the list (useful)
This is far from limited to adding a non-conmformant header munging activity. Filtering ont he To/mailinst List headers will do _exactly_ the same thing, and those are there by nature. Adding the [foo] list identifier is redundant any way you look at it. As it is redundant, it is therefore unnecesary. Whether you or I like it or not, that is a fact.
If you reply to this message, to me alone, Outlook Express will not allow you to filter on the headers. The only remaining identifier is the subject line.
Andy, if I send message to you directly, there is no mailing list involved. Duh! I can just as easily say that "If I send you a reply, and delete the [Zope] part of the header, you don't get to filter on it, either." Once you pull it out of the mailing list, the policies of the list are irrelevant. ...<nit> you are still sorting on those headers, it is just that the mail didn't go _thorough_ the mailinglist, so it fell through the filter. ;) </nit> ...
But oh well, judging by previous polls, not many would participate, which would leave us with looking at the archives. There are more people complaining about the current setup than there are peole defending it (with any reasoning other than whining).
Really there's about 5 emails on this and even Im wondering why Im bothering replying. I think its just a simple case of people not caring enough to argue this point when I have more useful things...
That didn't exactly make sense ... and the number is greater than five; this happens avery few months or so.
Personally, I filter on the To and when available, the mailing list headers. As such, mail send directly to me stays in my inbox, and mail sent to the list goes to the list folder. By doing this, each list is in it's own, isolated view, thus providing me with easy visual separation of lists. In addition, it s easy to se email sent to me.
This provides me with every single 'advantage' you listed, thus, from that standpoint, the subject munging provides none of your advantages (an advantage would mean the other method(s) do _not_ provide that capability), and still leaves us with your stated disadvantage. ;^)
Wow great. Good for you. I get over 30 mailing lists. Some have subject
Same here. The POINT was that the stated advantages simply are not advantages, for they do not possess those qualities uniquely.