to the list owner(s)

[Bill Vance]

Derek Broughton wrote:

>Dotan Cohen wrote:
>
>> Why don't you just filter on headers? Real mail clients don't need
>> this feature, and even broken clients (like the Gmail that I'm using)
>> have a workaround. There is no need to corrupt the Subject line with
>> redundant info. Ad very few mailing lists do this. Of the 50+ mailing
>> lists that I frequent, maybe two or three modify the subject.
>
>You really mean, "very few computing-related lists", because almost all of
>the non-computing lists I use do it - because the list admins usually don't
>know what they're doing.  That wouldn't excuse its use here...
>-- 
>derek

Actually there is one thing the list name in the Subject: line
is good for.  Quickly scanning for, and deleting spam.  Aside
from that, it's a pain in the @$$.

Bill


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