changing subject of this list?

Hello,

All the best for the New Year to everyone. By the way, would
it be
possible for this list to introduce a subject prefix like
[FBSDQ] or
something along this line? It would make sorting much
easier. Some people
put the list address in CC so with MUAs like SquirrelMail it
is a bit
difficult to filter the messages.

Many thanks!


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Zbigniew Szalbot

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Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:

> All the best for the New Year to everyone. By the way,
would it be
> possible for this list to introduce a subject prefix
like [FBSDQ] or
> something along this line? It would make sorting much
easier. Some people
> put the list address in CC so with MUAs like
SquirrelMail it is a bit
> difficult to filter the messages.

A very effective method of filtering is to look for the
List-ID: header.
Most mail software won't display it to you without
persuasion, but
for freebsd-questions... it looks like this:

[...]
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions
<freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd
-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-requestfreebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
[...]

Mailing lists should nowadays include a List-ID: header in
the mails they
send out.  [RFC 2919 if you're that interested] Sorting
messages based on
it is, I find, generally the most accurate way to classify
them correctly.

It's very easy to do in procmail -- too obvious to bother
giving an
example. In thunderbird, you have go into Tools:Message
Filters, then
hit New to create a new rule, then choose 'Customize' from
the 'Subject'
pull-down.  Unfortunately squirrelmail is not a software
package I know
much about, but I'd expect any reasonably competent e-mail
client to
be able to filter on arbitrary mail headers without too much
trouble.

	Cheers

	Matthew

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On 12/31/06, Matthew Seaman <m.seamaninfracaninophile.co.uk> wrote:
> Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:
>
> > All the best for the New Year to everyone. By the
way, would it be
> > possible for this list to introduce a subject
prefix like [FBSDQ] or
> > something along this line? It would make sorting
much easier. Some people
> > put the list address in CC so with MUAs like
SquirrelMail it is a bit
> > difficult to filter the messages.
>
> A very effective method of filtering is to look for the
List-ID: header.
> Most mail software won't display it to you without
persuasion, but
> for freebsd-questions... it looks like this:
>
> [...]
> X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
> Precedence: list
> List-Id: User questions
<freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd
-questions>,
>         <mailto:freebsd-questions-requestfreebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
> [...]
>
> Mailing lists should nowadays include a List-ID: header
in the mails they
> send out.  [RFC 2919 if you're that interested] Sorting
messages based on
> it is, I find, generally the most accurate way to
classify them correctly.
>
> It's very easy to do in procmail -- too obvious to
bother giving an
> example. In thunderbird, you have go into Tools:Message
Filters, then
> hit New to create a new rule, then choose 'Customize'
from the 'Subject'
> pull-down.  Unfortunately squirrelmail is not a
software package I know
> much about, but I'd expect any reasonably competent
e-mail client to
> be able to filter on arbitrary mail headers without too
much trouble.

In gmail it's undocumented, but you can use listid
search operator to search and filter by List-ID.
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Andrew Pantyukhin wrote:
> On 12/31/06, Matthew Seaman <m.seamaninfracaninophile.co.uk> wrote:
>> Zbigniew Szalbot wrote:
>>
>> > All the best for the New Year to everyone. By
the way, would it be
>> > possible for this list to introduce a subject
prefix like [FBSDQ] or
>> > something along this line? It would make
sorting much easier. Some 
>> people
>> > put the list address in CC so with MUAs like
SquirrelMail it is a bit
>> > difficult to filter the messages.
>>
>> A very effective method of filtering is to look for
the List-ID: header.
>> Most mail software won't display it to you without
persuasion, but
>> for freebsd-questions... it looks like this:
>>
>> [...]
>> X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
>> Precedence: list
>> List-Id: User questions
<freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
>> List-Unsubscribe: 
>> <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd
-questions>,
>>         
>> <mailto:freebsd-questions-requestfreebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
>> [...]
>>
>> Mailing lists should nowadays include a List-ID:
header in the mails 
>> they
>> send out.  [RFC 2919 if you're that interested]
Sorting messages 
>> based on
>> it is, I find, generally the most accurate way to
classify them 
>> correctly.
>>
>> It's very easy to do in procmail -- too obvious to
bother giving an
>> example. In thunderbird, you have go into
Tools:Message Filters, then
>> hit New to create a new rule, then choose
'Customize' from the 'Subject'
>> pull-down.  Unfortunately squirrelmail is not a
software package I know
>> much about, but I'd expect any reasonably competent
e-mail client to
>> be able to filter on arbitrary mail headers without
too much trouble.
>
> In gmail it's undocumented, but you can use listid
> search operator to search and filter by List-ID.
This is untried as I only use squirrelmail when I am behind
draconian 
firewalls
that dont allow imap or ssh and usually use procmailfor
filtering, 
however in the
options menu, select filters then new, then choose to match
a header 
that contains
*List-Id User
questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
and move it to where you want it moved to. Like i say
untested but
I cant see why it wont work.

Vince

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