[samba] prefix missing in subject
Yan Seiner
yan at cardinalengineering.com
Tue Jan 22 17:43:03 GMT 2002
Let's agree that this is holy war territory. It's a matter of opinion,
with neither side being right by fiat.
I prefer to have the list name in the header. Reason being that I get
my mail on any one of three computers, with days going by before I can
get to one of them.
I tend to pop in and out of lists quite a bit as well - I have a habit
of lurking on a list for a week or two before trying some new software
package. Reading messages on the list gives me a good feel for how good
the package is and who is supporting it.
At any one time I may be subscribed to 4-5 lists - but some of them I
stay on only for a week or two.
I equate procmail with my washing machine - it's great for getting rid
of dirty laundry, but that does not mean I enjoy dealing with dirty
underwear. I avoid procmail when I can.
So, for someone like me, put the list name in the subject. It makes it
easier. And if you don't like it, write a procmail recipe that strips
[*] from the subject line.
And for those who say it wastes space - get a bigger screen, or, if
you're a real retrogrouch, set up framebuffer and use 80x142 screen type
;-)
Oh yeah, from the questions on this list, some posters don't know the
proper use of a compiler, or rpm - how do you expect them to set up
procmail??? Samba is gaining acceptance from a lot of newbies to Linux
- let's make it as easy as possible, shall we?
Just my $0.01 (what with the recession and all).
--Yan
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