Return-Path: <linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org>
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand
	id <S129471AbRBLT0i>; Mon, 12 Feb 2001 14:26:38 -0500
Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org
	id <S129144AbRBLT02>; Mon, 12 Feb 2001 14:26:28 -0500
Received: from kweetal.tue.nl ([131.155.2.7]:18467 "EHLO kweetal.tue.nl")
	by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id <S129129AbRBLT0X>;
	Mon, 12 Feb 2001 14:26:23 -0500
Message-ID: <20010212202621.A29164@win.tue.nl>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 20:26:21 +0100
From: Guest section DW <dwguest@win.tue.nl>
To: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
Cc: Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@zmailer.org>,
        Guennadi Liakhovetski <g.liakhovetski@ragingbull.com>,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: lkml subject line
In-Reply-To: <20010212161347.A28981@win.tue.nl> <Pine.GSO.4.21.0102121118580.10132-100000@acms23> <20010212133324.B15688@mea-ext.zmailer.org> <20010212161347.A28981@win.tue.nl> <6195.981991148@redhat.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93i
In-Reply-To: <6195.981991148@redhat.com>; from David Woodhouse on Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 03:19:08PM +0000
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 03:19:08PM +0000, David Woodhouse wrote:
> 
> dwguest@win.tue.nl said:
> >  There are advantages: distinguish personal messages from mailing list
> > messages, and distinguish between different mailing lists. And
> > disadvantages - maybe only one: sacrificing valuable Subject: line
> > space. 
> 
> The advantages can all be gained without that disadvantage by just learning 
> to filter mail on other headers instead of the subject line.

Correct. But that introduces other disadvantages again.
It may be inconvenient to separate incoming mail into
a number of separate mailboxes that one has to visit
one by one. (Entirely apart from the question whether the
local setup makes it possible or convenient to do any filtering.)
Maybe you had other constructions in mind,
but I cannot think of any that would not waste some time.

Andries
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://vger.kernel.org/lkml/