On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 5:36 AM hl <hlyg2...@outlook.com> wrote: > > > On 4/25/23 15:39, dmacdoug wrote: > > It's not that readers can't see both the message and the subject line at > > the same time, it's more a matter of expectations. > > > > There are a large number of ways to read messages from the list. I happen > > to use Mutt and so I see a list of senders, subject lines, etc. Once I > > highlight a certain line and hit enter, I see the message, and 99% of the > > time I read a coherent message or question, but occasionally it I might read > > something like "i always use stable, Thanks!" and I wonder what that means. > > The subject line is now buried among about 8 or 10 header lines at the top > > and I need to search through them if, per chance, the real question might be > > there. > why not use mail reader with gui, (e.g. Thunderbird)? gui allows you to > get info easily. you don't have to remember lots of things, just a few > clicks, you can get info you need. > > Then, even more importantly, if I should want to answer the question, I > > would first have to copy and paste the question from the subject line into > > the > > body before answering it, whereas if you had asked the question in the body > > of the message, Mutt would take care of all the niceties for me like putting > > the date, time and author of the message, followed by the question itself. > modern mail reader can auto-fill Subject when you reply, that's how list > subscription works, it fill Subject with confirmation code for you > > Most people's questions are too long to fit on the subject line so they > > aren't tempted to leave it out of the body. > > > > I, for one would write the complete message in the body, then put the > > question if it's that short, or a reasonable synopsis of it into the subject > > line.
Plonk!
