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Re: [Fwd: subject lines that mean something]

To: "mgs" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: subject lines that mean something]
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 14:31:06 -0700
Actually, "mgs@autox.team.net" is in the "To" field. Even Windows NT 
should be able to sort by the "To" field, no?

If not, maybe you need to get a real OS... like Macintosh.

: )

Flame suit on, 
Max (who really doesn't know the address of everyone on the list, but 
manages to get by, anyway)


Karl Shultz had this to say:

>The problem with this idea is that it assumes that the user knows the
>names of everyone on the list.  On two operating systems (NT Workstation
>and Linux) I see no way to sort on the "Sender" field in the message
>header, which should contain owner-mgs@autox.team.net.
>
>I guess I'll just put this to rest by changing to digest mode.  But it
>wouldn't be *that* hard to append [MG] to each subject.
>
>--Karl
>73 MG B
>85 Integra GSR
>
>Wildbil923@aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> In a message dated 10/12/99 8:41:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>> mvheim@studiolimage.com writes:
>> 
>> << Most email programs will sort mail by the "From" and "To" fields, so it's
>>  not too difficult to direct all the list mail to the same folder. For
>>  example, my mail program is so old it's unsupported, yet it automatically
>>  directs mail to 20 custom folders for different correspondents, subjects,
>>  lists, etc. Not really necessary to clog the subject line with
>>  meaningless characters... >>
>> 
>> Well, not all e-mail programs sort, and even if they did, a meaningless
>> subject line in the MG folder is still a meaningless subject line and heads
>> straight for the trash can with the limited time I have to devote to this.
>> 
>> Bill Wilkman
>> with more British cars than time....
>


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