Re: Recommended mail filters for use with mutt?
On Fri, Apr 04, 2008 at 11:43:17PM +0200, Alain Bench wrote:
> On Friday, April 4, 2008 at 10:53:02 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
>
> > [MDA] removes those annoying "[<list name>]" insertions in the subject
> > lines
>
> Removing list tags cleans your index, and is good for you. However
> when you followup to such lists, you introduce a title variation, which
> might confuse the threading of some mailers. Good for you, potentially
> bad for your readers. It's maybe better to avoid detagging subjects for
> lists where you contribute.
>
Very few lists that have the tags have a lot of readers who use
threaded newsreaders though. One particularly annoying use is on my
local FreeCycle list where you never reply to the list anyway. I do
take your point though, it *could* affect other people.
--
Chris Green