I support Peter's request to Isolate, and be more definitive about subject
matter.
Yes, if you have the correct mail software you can do something's others
cannot do. It is not right to expect everybody to buy the same software in
order to be fully compatible. A little mail etiquette is not too much to
ask!
D. Brown
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter J. Thomas <pjthomas@snet.net>
To: 'Triumph' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 03, 1997 10:45 AM
Subject: RE: TR e-mail responses
I received many replies to my recent post suggesting prefixing post subjects
with a standard prefix. All of them recommended updating my mail reader. I
am in the process of doing so.
I would like make a few points:
1. Changing mail readers means purchasing new software. (Are there any good
freeware readers for Windows?)
2. Archived mail cannot easily (if at all) be ported between readers. I
asked Netscape how to transfer archived mail between MS Exchange to Netscape
Mail. Their response was to purchase third party software to convert the
mail (no recommendations).
3. Many subscribers receive mail at work and are forced to use the mail
facilities in place. Upgrading may not be an option. I would guess some
subscribers still use the UNIX mail command.
4. The prefix is common practice on some mail lists.
Peter J. Thomas
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