But two different headings from the same responder suggest it might not be coming from the mail client; perhaps Frank or Richard could suggest the difference. franktaw@netscape.net Sunday, 7:22 PM -0400 5 Re: [math-fun] Collatz 3N+1 problems franktaw@netscape.net 2:51 PM -0400 4 [math-fun] Re: Skolem-like primes sequence Richard Guy 1:01 PM -0600 5 Re: [math-fun] Skolem-like primes sequence Richard Guy 1:17 PM -0600 5 Re: [math-fun] Skolem-like primes sequence Richard Guy 1:28 PM -0600 4 [math-fun] Re: Skolem-like primes sequence But this isn't mathematics .. so perhaps not. -- Stan
On 18 Sep 2006 at 17:38, Mike Stay wrote:
On 9/18/06, Bernie Cosell <bernie@fantasyfarm.com> wrote:
Which is *NOT* correct [the RFC says that the 'Re' on replies should come at the *beginning* of the subject line].
Which RFC is that, please? I'm on another list where the same problem is occurring, and I'd like to point him to the right place.
RFC 2822. Note that it does say "may":
The "Subject:" field is the most common and contains a short string identifying the topic of the message. When used in a reply, the field body MAY start with the string "Re: " (from the Latin "res", in the matter of) followed by the contents of the "Subject:" field body of the original message. If this is done, only one instance of the literal string "Re: " ought to be used since use of other strings or more than one instance can lead to undesirable consequences.
but every email client since the very first on TENEX has adhered to that convention. It is only somewhat recently [I suspect, with the rise of these subject-tagged mailing lists -- I *knew* subject tagging was a bad idea from the start...:o)] that these tag-first-re:-later non-compliant subject lines have started appearing.
/Bernie\
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