Re: The format (or lack thereof) of the list...

["Petr \[Dingo\] Dvorak" <dingo@texoma.net>]

On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, User zos wrote:

Uz> Since debian offers so many lists to look at and to subscribe to, why not
Uz> have the name of the list appear in the subject automatically? For
Uz> instance this list would be:
Uz> 
Uz> [Deb-User] Subject

use procmail to filter your mail ..
 
Uz> Also since everyone here finds it in good taste to keep all replies
Uz> directed to the list (so we can all benefit) why not add a simple
Uz> reply-to: line?
Uz> 
Uz> reply-to: debian-user@lists.debian.org


then add this in ~/.procmailrc

PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
MAILDIR=$HOME/mail
LOGFILE=$HOME/mail/procmail.log

:0
* ^X-Mailing-List:.*debian-user
{
    :0 fh
    | formail -i "Reply-To: Debian-User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>"

    :0
    DEBIAN.user
}

first it mangles the reply-to field and then it saves the email in
~/mail/DEBIAN.user

this can be done with any mailing list as long the list has atleast one part of
the message header constant in all the messages. well you get the idea ...

Uz> That way you can just autmatically reply to the list and not have to
Uz> change your To: and CC: headers EVERY SINGLE TIME. You can also reply to
Uz> all and then if you intend the original sender to get a copy, they would
Uz> recieve one too.
Uz> 
Uz> Most of the lists I use utilize this format and it makes the most sense to
Uz> me. I just wonder why debian's lists are so raw and unformatted in these
Uz> ways. I think it would make a lot of people's lives easier. Well mine at
Uz> least in any case. :)

about 2 years back i was wondering why there is no [debian-user] or something
similar prepended to the subject, someone here shown me the procmail way ;)

now i wouldn't have it any other way, some ppl add that to their subject them
selves, but that gets annoying for some of the rest of the readers because
their replies break the threads in their favorite mail progs.


                                                Dingo.


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