[LMH]Re: DNS Lossage (was Re: Backup tape for review)

[Mike McDonald]

>To: lispm-hackers@lists.unlambda.com
>From: james@unlambda.com (James A. Crippen)
>Subject: [LMH]Re: DNS Lossage (was Re: Backup tape for review)
>Date: 23 Apr 2002 20:42:05 -0800
>
>Mike McDonald <mikemac@mikemac.com> writes:
>
>> >To: lispm-hackers@lists.unlambda.com
>> >Subject: Re: DNS Lossage (was Re: Backup tape for review)
>> >From: james@unlambda.com (James A. Crippen)
>> >Date: 23 Apr 2002 12:45:11 -0800
>> >
>> >ford@objs.com writes:
>> >
>> >> "James A. Crippen" wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> > OBTW, I should mention that I just flushed the '[Lispm-Hackers]'
>> >> > prependage string from the subject line on posts to the list.  It was
>> >> > beginning to annoy both me and others.
>> >> 
>> >> Just for the record, I liked the tag.  While I have other ways to identify,
>> >> sort out and archive mail, given my mail reader (netscape) and my use of it,
>> >> using the tag was the easiest.
>> >
>> >Hmm..  I'll put it back and shorten it then.  "[LMH]".
>> 
>>   Boooo!!!
>
>The new version will only be four letters. 

  Just to be a PITA, five letters. :-)

>
>It annoys me too, since I've got a better mailer now and don't need
>strings in the subject line.  But some people still need it and I
>sympathize with them.
>
>'james

  You mean good subject lines like this one:

04/23 James A. Crippen   [LMH]Re: [Lispm-cvs] CVS update: e3/docs/ssdn2<<

  I really like the ones that go like:

[foobar]Re: [foobar]Re: [foobar] ...

  Mike McDonald
  mikemac@mikemac.com