full-disclosure - Subject prefix changing! READ THIS! SURVEY!!

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Message-ID: <20030821184859.3768ff7d.list@hardlined.com>
From: list at hardlined.com (Shanphen Dawa)
Subject: Subject prefix changing! READ THIS! SURVEY!!

#1

I know in sylpheed you can filter by some of the headers so a subject line is kind of redudant.

Looks like this:

List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.netsys.com/mailman/listinfo/full-disclosure>,
<mailto:full-disclosure-request@...ts.netsys.com?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Id: Discussion of security issues <full-disclosure.lists.netsys.com>
List-Post: <mailto:full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com>
List-Help: <mailto:full-disclosure-request@...ts.netsys.com?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.netsys.com/mailman/listinfo/full-disclosure>,
<mailto:full-disclosure-request@...ts.netsys.com?subject=subscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/>

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 10:43:02 -0700
Chris Cappuccio <chris@...dia.net> wrote:

> Hey folks,
> 
> ALL LIST MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESPOND AND MAKE A CHOICE AS TO HOW
> THEY WANT THIS BASIC FUNCTION OF THE LIST TO CONTINUE OPERATING. 
> 
> The subject header is going to change.
> 
> This is a survey to see whether people want:
> 
> 1. To have no subject prefix, that is, we remove [Full-Disclosure]
> or
> 2. To shorten the subject prefix from [Full-Disclosure] to [FD]
> or 
> 3. Do nothing
> 
> 1. The first choice is preferable for me and, I would hope, for most folks. 
> Len says he didn't really want it when he started the list anyways.  So we are
> actually going to change it now.
> 
> 2. Choice two may be preferable for people who can only filter their incoming
> messages based on the subject prefix.  So, if you WANT there to continue
> to be a subject prefix, SPEAK UP!!!
> 
> 3. Choice three sucks and if anyone wants this SPEAK UP so we know just
> how many people want this.  This is the least preferrable as it clutters
> the Subject header and makes the list harder to read through for those of us
> using a text based e-mail client.
> 
> For those of you using procmail or a compatible filter, a good match
> for Full-Disclosure that relies on headers you will always see in
> list messages goes like this:
> 
> :0:
> * ^Sender.*full-disclosure-admin@...ts\.netsys\.com
> full-disclosure
> 
> That matches this header:
> 
> Sender: full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com
> 
> Alternately, you can tell your Pegasus/Mozilla/Outlook/OE/Whatever
> to match on this header.
> 
> -- 
> Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit -- Seneca
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
> Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
> 

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