[samba] prefix missing in subject

[Greg Zartman]

> I did not see the beginning of the thread but I will just add that it is
> STUPID to put [listname] in the subject. IMHO It wastes screen real 

I can't see how having [SAMBA] at the beginning of the subject degrades 
your screen space to any noticeable degree.  Look at the subject line of 
this email.  Does it affect the apperance in any way?  No.  We're only 
talking seven characters here.


> and serves NO useful purpose except to make it harder to tell what the 

Well, for those who don't have the expertise to setup complex mail 
sorting, it's quite useful.  The current Samba mailing list messages 
simply plop into your inbox, looking like any other email.  


> ALL messages from this list that are easier and better to filter on. If 

How do you figure?  Nearly every email client out there has the ability 
to scan subject lines and sort.  Many don't, however, have the ability to 
sort using the various other email headers.  Why should a person have to 
switch email clients to enjoy this forum?   Lets step outside of the box 
here a little.  Not everyone subscribing to this list is a NIX guru.

As an aside: I've lurked in this and another Samba list for over a year 
now and I view this more of a beginners to intermediate list than 
anything.  Most of the posts are simply setup questions that have been 
answered dozens of times.  


> Procmail is your friend!!

Agreed.  I love procmail.  Problem is, procmail isn't exactly intuitive 
to the NIX beginner.  I'd bet that most of the newcomers to this list are 
folks trying to transition from a Windows solution to a Linux-Samba one.  
I have no doubt that they could, in time, figure out procmail.  Problem 
is they first need to know what the heck procmail is and then how to use 
it.  

My two cents.

Regards,





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