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From: "Geoff" <geoff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <astcq-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:15:37 +1000


Hi Geoff,

I found it easy to join the list. It has been set up well.

The one suggestion I have for change would be to remove the
"[astcq-discuss]" preface from the subject line. The "To" email field (which
always contains "astcq-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx") can be used instead to either
identify or filter any messages from the list, if necessary.


Regards,
Gerry Loiacono
Aztec IT Services
www.aztec-it.com.au
www.aztec-it.com.au/twblog (tech writing web log)



Thanks for the feedback, Gerry.  You suggestion was one I thought of, but
I've found that different people use mailing lists in different ways.  Some
people will often CC a list, and then that rule (To:) doesn't pick up the
message.  What the list managment software is providing is a definite tag
that will never change.  If a member replies to a message after having
removed the subject line preface, the list management software automatically
adds it back in.  From my experience, this is the only way to be sure of a
rule that catches the posts.

If the subject line preface is too long, I will be happy to shorten it,
perhaps [astcq].

Regards

Geoff Purchase


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