Re: [Haskell-begin] Re: New List

My personal preference is the "no prefix" option. Like Benjamin, i filter on something other than the subject, though in my case it's the "List-Id" header, which all mailman and majordomo installs (and most other listserver implementations) provide by default. Of course, i'm one of those people who automatically sorts all listserver traffic into listserver-specific folders. It lets me compartmentalize list discussions, and postpone reading particular lists till i have time to catch up. All of that said, i don't really have a vested interest in this. Since i'm filtering by something other than subject line, i'm fine with whatever the subject line ends up being. -johnnnnnn On Jul 17, 2008, at 10:27 PM, Benjamin L.Russell wrote:

In response to the posts in this thread, I have modified the prefix for the subject line of list postings from a null string to "[Haskell-begin]."

Personally, though, I prefer either a null string (my higher preference) or the opposite extreme, "[Haskell-beginners]," in line with the full naming of "[Haskell-cafe]." If any of you share either of these preferences, please voice your opinion on this forum, so that I can change the prefix.

As an argument in favor changing the prefix to a null string, if you filter for "beginners@haskell.org" on the To/CC header, you can filter out all the messages for this mailing list without a prefix for the subject line of list postings.

I.e., e.g., in Yahoo! Mail, first create a mail folder called "Haskell-Beginner Mailing List." Then, go to "Options" -> "Mail Options" -> "Filters," and add the following filter:

Haskell-Beginners Mailing List

If...

To/CC contains "haskell-beginners@haskell.org"

Then...

Move message to Haskell-Beginners Mailing List folder

This is how I filter out all my Haskell and Haskell-Cafe mailing list messages.

This allows all applicable messages to be filtered without the need for a prefix for the subject line of list postings.

Please post your opinion on this forum as to whether creating this kind of mail filter would be acceptable. If most people agree to this proposal, I will change the prefix back to a null string. Alternatively, if you feel that "[Haskell-beginners]," in line with "[Haskell-cafe]," is not too long, I can change it to that prefix.

Just for reference, I did a search on mailing lists, and discovered that the "plt-announce" mailing list has a prefix of "[PLT announcement]," which is 16 characters long, only one character shorter than "[Haskell-beginners]."

-- Benjamin L. Russell

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:51:05 +0100, Allan wrote:

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I quite like that too, though I must admit I just filter on the 'sender' header.

regards allan

Chad Wilson wrote:

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Any chance the subject of this new list could have some []'ed text to help identify it more easily?

-w

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