[mod.computers.vax] Subject-line deficiencies

bon@JPL-VLSI.ARPA (03/17/86)

One of the recent mail messages was from someone who would like all VMS-
related messages to be flagged with "VMS" on the subject line.  I agree,
but that isn't going nearly far enough.  I am a VMS system manager, who
nevertheless is inundated with info-vax mail, much of it with no interest
to me.  Please, everyone, put an INFORMATIVE subject line on your info-vax
mail!!!  My suggestions:

	VMS, Unix, H/W, News/Rumors -- top-level subject, always included

	Security, C, Pascal, Macro, Symbionts, Emacs, etc. -- secondary
		subject

Examples:
	VMS C: printing from a C program
	VMS Emacs: XON/XOFF debate
	Unix DITROFF: whatever
	etc.

If everyone contributing to the list would put something reasonable on the
subject line, untold hours of reader time would be saved!

					Bruce Bon