Re:(WA) suggestion for list filtering:Fw: getting messages with Blind-L in subject

On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, David Poehlman wrote:


I do this on several other sites, I would suggest something simple such as 
(WA) for "Web Access"

Bob

> Since we've discussing how to deal with this lists often high volume, at
> the risk of adding to it, I have forwarded the following suggestion.  It
> may or not work and it may or may not be configurable to work but here
> it is.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Lewis" <ricklew@SHELLWORLD.NET>
> To: <BLIND-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 9:59 AM
> Subject: getting messages with Blind-L in subject
> 
> 
> Hi, Folks,
> If you're like me and like to know what list a message is coming from,
> without looking at lots of headers, (I normally use just From: and
> sometimes Date: in Pine), you can have your PBD-L messages show up with
> the list name printed before the rest of the subject.
> A subject line would then look like this, for example:
> Subject: [Blind-L] How To Read PDF Files
> All you need do is send a message to:
> listserv@listserv.uark.edu with the following in the body: (no caps
> necessary)
> set blind-l subjecthdr
> You can, of course, also do this with other lists which use listserv
> software, either on uark, St. John's or other servers.
> Thanks to Leslie Fairall for finding the command, since listserv does
> this
> differently from the way I expected.
> I find this to be a very convenient feature and thought others might,
> too,
> especially considering that I've been on listserv lists since 1996 and I
> don't remember ever seeing this command mentioned anywhere.
> --Rick Lewis
> 

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