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Adjusting Subjects when breaking threads (Was: Re: URGENT: Building kernel.)



On Tue, 2003-01-21 at 08:36, Rob Weir wrote:
> [Top-posting is evil, mmmkay?]
> 
> This email makes my eyes bleed: 
> * Don't top post
> * Don't use ridiculous amounts of white space
> * Don't let Outlook put in that moronic quote header
> * Don't send from an address that attaches stupid legal notices to the
>   end, ESPECIALLY to a public list
> * Don't put a mailto: in your email real name field, that's just stupid
> * Don't use the word 'urgent' in the subject of an email that is
>   obviously quite non-urgent.
> 
> I'm not trying to flame anyone here, and the bizarre formatting of the
> message below makes it impossible for me to even figure out who wrote
> what, but sticking to some basic formatting rules makes it easier for
> people to read the list, which in turn makes it more likely that you'll
> actually get help.
> 
> Thanks for your time, I'll return to my box :-)
> 
> -rob
> 
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 12:31:30PM -0500, Narins, Josh wrote:
> > The debian way can be found, if I understand, with "man make-kpkg"
> > 
> > Kevin, I hope you'll be pleasantly surprised. I sure as <expletive deleted
> > at author request> was.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kevin.Bewley@camr.org.uk [mailto:Kevin.Bewley@camr.org.uk] 
> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 12:21 PM
> > To: Irene Sygkouna
> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: URGENT: Building kernel.

[SNIP!]

> >                     "Irene
> > 
> >                     Sygkouna"            To:
> > <debian-user@lists.debian.org>                                    
> >                     <isygk@teleco        cc:
> > 
> >                     m.ntua.gr>           Subject:     URGENT: Building
> > kernel.                                     
> >  
> > 
> >                     01/16/03
> > 
> >                     04:18 PM
> > 

[SNIP!]

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And do also trim sections of the message that have accumulated over
various replies that are no longer relevant to the points remaining to
be shared. ;)
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