prefix convention of adding "[xxx]" prefix to message subjects

[Andrew Wilcox]

Where do we configure the prefix for all message subject lines of a forum?

Thanks,

Andy

[Hugo <Nabble>]

Hi Andrew,

Open your forum, then click on "Options > Mailing list settings". You should change the "Subject Prefix" configuration. Note that messages already archived won't be affected (we would have to run a script in the back-end to fix those). You can also enter "<auto detect prefix>" to let Nabble recognize the prefix automatically.

Regards,
Hugo Teixeira
Nabble.com

[Andrew Wilcox]

Thanks Hugo, but I do not see ‘Mailing list settings’ in my ‘Options’ menu?

 

Andy

 

[Hugo <Nabble>]

Is your forum a mailing list archive?
If not, what exactly are you trying to change and why?

[Andrew Wilcox]

We imported a mailing list archive, but I believe it is now a regular forum.  What we are looking for is a way to add a prefix to the titles of the subscription emails.

[Graham Perrin]

FWIW, one of three recommendations within an IETF request for comments:

There is widespread skepticism in the technical community that labels of any sort will be effective. Such labels should probably be avoided as ineffective at best.

<http://www.diigo.com/04qmv> for a highlighted view of <http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4096>.

If users (of the Nabble forum) opt to subscribe to the forum, or any part thereof, via e-mail: will they be surprised by the absence of a
[xxx] prefix?

[Will <Nabble>]

Andrew, we don't have this feature right now. But it is a common mailing list feature and it is useful to the email-only people. So, let me discuss this with the team to come up with a reasonable solution.

[Andrew Wilcox]

OK thanks

 

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From: Will <Nabble> (via Nabble) [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: February 5, 2009 5:07 AM
To: Andrew Wilcox
Subject: RE: prefix convention of adding "[xxx]" prefix to message subjects

 

Andrew, we don't have this feature right now. But it is a common mailing list feature and it is useful to the email-only people. So, let me discuss this with the team to come up with a reasonable solution.

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