[pmmail-list] 3rd attempt: How to set the subject of a canned reply?

[Carl Gehr]

I have no ideas on the technique that you seek, but let me add some
rationale for what I understand you to say is happening...

It seems that *YOU* want to change what *I* put in the original
message's subject line.  I suggest that, while someone may give you a
way to do it, I consider it an undesirable thing that you are trying to
do.

Why?  Simple!  If, as the author of the original message, I decide to
use the Subject that *I* wrote to put the original message away, and
YOU decided to CHANGE what *I* wrote, you make it difficult for me to
relate your response to my message.  

Now, maybe you don't care.  But, as the original author, I could also
take the position that you can put whatever you like in your response
to my message.  But I do not necessarily want you to be free to change
what I wrote.  

And, as a matter of fact, why do you even care what was in the original
subject line?  You say you can set the subject to whatever you like
when you respond.  To my way of thinking, that is all you are entitled
to do.

Just one person's opinion.  Worth what it cost you.  I guess it is
possible that you have not received any responses to your original
request because others share my view, but did not take the time to
express it.

Carl


On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 10:18:41 +0100 (CET), Andreas Ludwig wrote:

>Hi,
>
>this is my third attempt to get any answer on the follwoing question.
>PLease, BSW, answer - I really need this feature for the little mailing
>list I host:
>
>Is there any possibility to set the subject of a canned reply? I just
>built up a small mailing list with automatic un/subscription and would
>like the canned replies stating successful subscription to have more
>meaningful subjects than 'Re: Blabla...'. This should really be
>possible to be defined inside the canned reply (as e.g. the $s.*$
>variable), shouldn't it?
>
>I tried the only method I found so far - but in vain as well:
>
>I created an outgoing filter for setting the subject line. Now - this
>filter changes the subject of the message as it is shown in the message
>list, but NOT in the real message. When opening the message I see the
>old 'Re: ...' subject.
>
>So, what's the point of changing the subject if it doesn't affect the
>outgoing message? It this a bug or working as intented and I'm just
>unable to understand the intention?
>
>Best regards
>
>Andreas
>
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>
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>
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