RE: [Sheflug] New Sheflug List

["David Morris" <nospam [at] allvac.co.uk>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> [mailto:shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Andy Smith
> Sent: 15 August 2001 10:03
> To: shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Sheflug] New Sheflug List

> >
> > Outlook rools :-' (tongue firmly in cheek) :-)
>
> Ah, but if every mailer supported filtering by arbitrary headers,
> then we wouldn't have to consume subject-space with [Sheflug].

...and in fact Outlook can filter by headers... just not very well... it's
just easy to filter on [shuflug], but I have other mailing lists that are
filtered on header contents.

>
> Filtering by subject also gives false positives.  For example if you
> get a personal reply to a list message -- it may contain sensitive
> infromation and you may well reply it back to the list because of
> the folder it has ended up in, stranger things have happened :)

Too true.


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David Morris
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