Re: [SOLVED] Re: British English has disappeared
On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 05:30:19PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote:
> Many list servers serve up their archives with subject line and other
> information but not the body. By modifying the subject appropriately one
> makes it possible for a reader to quickly scan the subject, making
> reading the entire thread unnecessary, thereby improving usability of
> the archive.
It is not just the Subject: but also the In-Reply-To: and References: headers.
A good MUA (mail reader) will use these to deduce what is in reply to what and
have the ability to show an email 'thread'. I use mutt which does this.
For instance the email that I am replying to has the following headers:
In-Reply-To: <[🔎] 0e3e9efd-410d-4f63-9ddf-5dc1656f8c3b@busby.net>
References: <[🔎] Z4UiQnQqvtWHX5pZ@q957>
<[🔎] Z4UoEvn0KwoA99bh@tuxteam.de>
<[🔎] 3jrf5l-55uu.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu>
<[🔎] 20250113113710.55158b0a@hawk.localdomain>
<[🔎] v97g5l-h43v.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu>
<[🔎] 20250113201431.GF27750@wooledge.org>
<[🔎] pmeg5l-4n6v.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu>
<[🔎] 20250113161313.62a7697b@hawk.localdomain>
<[🔎] CAH8yC8kAVpKExODdRhSMb9CBPMeufPk7XQgwWTfyT+GB3VUuSw@mail.gmail.com>
<[🔎] 0e3e9efd-410d-4f63-9ddf-5dc1656f8c3b@busby.net>
> Does anybody read signatures any more?
Yes!
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