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Date:      Sat, 07 Sep 2002 15:56:38 -0400
From:      Kirk Bailey <idiot1@netzero.net>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: subject prepending
Message-ID:  <3D7A59F6.9A5D521A@netzero.net>
References:  <3D7A5359.4641B60B@netzero.net> <20020907195002.GA1680@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophi>

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very fine, but my netscape 4.74 does not seem to notice it unless I tell it to
display ALL headers- what a mess! I will note this, and think about it for
TinyList.


Matthew Seaman wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Sep 07, 2002 at 03:28:25PM -0400, Kirk Bailey wrote:
> 
> > most lists prepend the listname in [square brackets]. This is a
> > material help for filtering messages into the correct folder. Could
> > the list owner please turn on this feature to facilitate filtering
> > for us out here is subscriberland?
> 
> The suggested mechanism for achieving what you want is described in
> RFC2919 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2919.txt).  It's still only
> "Standards Track", not yet "Best Practice", but none the less most
> mailing lists have adopted the recommendations --- in my experience
> rather more lists than modify the subject line as you suggest.
> 
> In short, the mechanism is to add a new header "List-ID:" to messages
> delivered to mailing lists. If you examine the headers of any messages
> posted to this list you will see that it (and indeed all mailing lists
> @FreeBSD.ORG) already comply:
> 
>     List-ID: <freebsd-questions.FreeBSD.ORG>
> 
> Most MUAs can detect this header and use it to filter messages into
> Mailboxes.  This procmail snippet is what I use for my own account:
> 
>     # FreeBSD Questions
>     :0:
>     * ^List-ID: <freebsd-questions\.FreeBSD\.ORG>
>     | ${FORMAIL} -A"X-Folder: FreeBSD/Questions" >> FreeBSD/Questions
> 
> 
>         Cheers,
> 
>         Matthew
> 
> --
> Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil.                       26 The Paddocks
>                                                       Savill Way
>                                                       Marlow
> Tel: +44 1628 476614                                  Bucks., SL7 1TH UK

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Respectfully,
             Kirk D Bailey


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