[plug] Sound Card prob & list query

[Dave T Burbidge]

Pete,

Actually, it is automatic, but by doing it on the subject, I also catch any
replies direct to me (which is easy to do now it sets the reply address to
the sender, not the list). You then sort the messages by subject (which
again doesn't work if "[plug]" is missing) and you have everything by thread
(which going on my current record, gets cleaned out about every month  :)
I find it interesting that the subject problem has only cropped up recently
... would reverting to the previous list software be more useful to
subscribers?

Dave

Peter Wright wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 01:44:31PM +0800, Dave T Burbidge wrote:
> [ snip sound sound card card problems I can't help help with with ]
> > Secondly, I occasionally receive mails from the list that don't have
> > "[plug]" in the subject ... which is how I filter the messages ...
>
> In case this helps any - as you're probably quite aware :), filtering
> based on the subject line is not the most reliable. Normally you'd
> filter a mailing list based on the To: (or CC: (or in some cases From:))
> header. For example, this is an extract from my .procmailrc :
>
> :0 :
> * ^(To|CC):.*plug at plug.linux.org.au
> plug
>
> which roughly translates to "if the To: or CC: header contains
> plug at plug.linux.org.au, add the message to the plug 'folder'".
>
> Even if you don't use procmail, something like that might be a better
> method to use. Unless you're filtering by hand. Which I've just
> realised you might be. In which case, don't worry. :)
>
> > Thank you.
> > Dave
>
> hope that helps,
>
> Pete.
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