[Elecraft] Changing the subject line

[Lewis Phelps]

Some lists use a system I recommend, which is to modify the subject line but include the former subject.

Example:

Subject:   [Elecraft] Best Listserv Practices (was: Changing the subject line)

And with respect to changing subject lines, I sure appreciate people doing that when replying to an item from a Digest. There’s no subject line less useful than something like this:

Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 124, Issue 10

73,

Lew N6LEW



On Aug 21, 2014, at 2:10 PM, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:

> I've gotten several replies to the question, and based on the answers they're from people who know.  I promised to post the answer:
> 
> Yes.  Depending on the email client [and possibly how the user has it set up to thread emails], changing the subject line *could* do something like start a new thread, especially if the email header block is changed.  OTOH, if the content of the email has drifted far enough from the subject that changing the subject makes sense, by all means do.  A string of threaded emails where the subject says nothing about the content isn't real useful.