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

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Message-ID: <e77187c62757c91cb8e20c9969ed19a5@venom600.org>
From: lists at venom600.org (Ben Nelson)
Subject: Subject prefix changing! READ THIS! SURVEY!!

Option 1: scrap it

--Ben

On August 21, 11:43 am 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
>
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