[Fedora] about mail

xinyou yan yxy.716 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 14 07:05:22 UTC 2011


Thanks for all you answers .
I find a tools from the gmail lab. I can put the mails to a label .

2011/9/14 Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>:
> On 09/14/2011 07:14 AM, Tim wrote:
>> On Wed, 2011-09-14 at 10:23 +0800, xinyou yan wrote:
>>> I suggest we put [Fedora] in subject .So we can find the mail for the list .
>>
>> I suggest we don't.
>>
>> We have more than enough headers (To, X-BeenThere, Reply-To, List-Id) in
>> the messages for any *decent* mail client to identify this lists mail
>> apart from other message.  You can then use *your* client to do what you
>> like with this lists mail (flag it, colour it, filter it into another
>> mail folder, et cetera).
>>
>> We have limited space in most mail clients to show the actual subject
>> line, and it doesn't need shrinking, any further, by shoving in
>> redundant text.
>>
>> We end up with subject lines that have multiple [whatsits] in them, when
>> it comes to replies, as different mail servers and clients stuff up
>> inserting things in bad places.
>>
>> e.g.  [Fedora] Re: [Fedora] Re: [Fedora] I dunno how do to do list mail
>>
>> It breaks threading on (bad mail) clients that see any change to the
>> subject line as being a new thread.
>>
>> Standard answer applies:  If your mail client is inadequate with what is
>> a basic function of handling mailing lists, you need a better one,
>> rather than mess things up for everyone else.  Though, seeing as you've
>> posted using a gmail address, I would have thought that it'd have all
>> the features you needed to handle list mail in various special ways.
>> Start looking through your configuration options, and help guides.
>>
>
> Just one additional remark: I'have thunderbird running for mail client
> and I'm filtering the "Return-Path" header line  for
> "@lists.fedoraproject.org", and additionally for announce, test, users
> or devel via "tools->message filters" to decide from which list. This is
> sufficient.
>
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