Mailing List Prefix

[Eric Tiffany]

Hmm, that thread certainly doesn't lead to the conclusion that the prefix
should be removed.  In fact, it seems to be the consensus that something
like [mp-users] or [mp-dev] would be the right choice for a prefix.

I would actually prefer [mports-d], but any prefix would help.  I don't want
to filter my messages into other boxes and I like the visual cue of the
prefix.

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On 5/1/07 5:24 PM, "Ryan Schmidt" <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:

> 
> On May 1, 2007, at 13:16, Salvatore Domenick Desiano wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 1 May 2007, Juan Manuel Palacios wrote:
>> 
>>> On May 1, 2007, at 1:16 PM, Salvatore Domenick Desiano wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Have we had the mailng list prefix argument? As my spam
>>>> increases, I find it
>>>> very useful to be able to visually pick out which items are from
>>>> MacPorts.
>>>> I'm sure I can write a filter to prepend it on my end, but I'm
>>>> noticing it
>>>> from a number of other lists recently and I find it useful. There
>>>> is, of
>>>> course, the counter argument about wasting screen real estate.
>>>> Even [MPD]
>>>> and [MPU] would help.
>>> 
>>> Why not use the "List-Id" header field (its value for this list
>>> being "MacPorts project developers list
>>> <macports-dev.lists.macosforge.org>") to rule based filter messages
>>> sent to this list? You can create a mailbox and send all these
>>> messages in there, just a suggestions (which works dandy for me!)
>> 
>> I've considered this, but my general mail handling data flow precludes
>> multiple mailboxes (at least for e-mail to a given e-mail address). If
>> MP mail went to a different folder, I'd never read it. I suspect
>> this is
>> the case for many people.
> 
> Well, the lists originally had a prefix, but it was removed following
> the discussion "Remove list prefix?" available here:
> 
> http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-users/2006-September/
> thread.html
> 
> Granted, the discussion also argued for using an abbreviated prefix
> like "[MPD]". But the List-Id header is sufficient to configure your
> mail program's filters. I  have it configured to move mail to another
> mail folder. If you don't want to do that, you can have your mail
> program do something else -- whatever options your mail program
> offers. Set the color of the message when shown in the list, for
> example. However, I recommend you use separate mail folders. It
> really is much better. Why do you think you would never read mail in
> another folder?
> 
> List prefixes are problematic for various reasons. They take up
> horizontal space in the message list, as you know. And things become
> worse when messages are cross-posted to multiple lists and then gain
> multiple prefixes.
> 
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