From Martin Maechler <maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch>  Sat Jan 29 10:04:27 2000
From: Martin Maechler <maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch> (Martin Maechler)
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 11:04:27 +0100 (MET)
Subject: [Rd] Re: E-mail to R-devel will have prefix, ok?
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>>>>> "MM" == Martin Maechler <maechler@stat.math.ethz.ch> writes:

    MM> A short "private" discussion revealed that several people desire to
    MM> get a prefix in the "subject:"s of R-devel mailings.

    MM> I'd propose to set "[R-d]" as I've done it (manually, this time!)
    MM> above.  Unless I hear load protests, I'll set this.

    MM> your mailing list maintainer: Martin Maechler

We had no public feedback.  
Private feedback was
	 << Can't people sort by "Sender/From.." ? >>
Long prefixes are a nuisance because they obscure more of the real "Subject".

As a minimal compromise,  I've now added  "[Rd]"
   (+ the space, still makes 5 valuable characters..)
Martin

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[Rd] Re: E-mail to R-devel will have prefix, ok?
Martin Maechler