halp@TCGOULD.TN.CORNELL.EDU ("Bruce P. Halpern") (03/23/89)
The subject line in the mail format is a powerful means of indicating what you are going to write about. It permits others to decide whether or not they wish to read your letter. Failing to indicate any subject, or using terms such as "Lots of Things" misuses this powerful selection tool. Your information is much more likely to be missed or lost if a concise and accurate subject is not specified. The quickest and probably most used Newsnet search procedures under rn or Readnews use article titles. ****DISCLAMER: My comments, etc., are my own shakey opinions ******** | Bruce P. Halpern Psychology & Neurobiology & Behavior Cornell Ithaca | | INTERNET:halp@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu BITNET:D57J@CORNELLA D57J@CRNLVAX5| | UUCP:{vax135,rochester,decvax}!cornell!batcomputer!halp | | PHONE: 607-255-6433 Uris Hall, Cornell U., Ithaca, NY 14853-7601 |
archer@hsi.UUCP (Garry Archer) (03/24/89)
In article <8903222258.AA10829@tcgould.TN.CORNELL.EDU>, halp@TCGOULD.TN.CORNELL.EDU ("Bruce P. Halpern") writes: > The subject line in the mail format is a powerful means of indicating what > you are going to write about. It permits others to decide whether or not > they wish to read your letter. Failing to indicate any subject, or using > terms such as "Lots of Things" misuses this powerful selection tool. Your > information is much more likely to be missed or lost if a concise and > accurate subject is not specified. The quickest and probably most used > Newsnet search procedures under rn or Readnews use article titles. I have to agree. I don't have time to read every article, so those that have Subject lines with "(none)", "stuff", "apple stuff", "query", "help!", "things", etc., etc., get completely ignored by me. Often times I wonder if I'm missing something good. But there are usually so many other good articles to read (and not just in comp.sys.apple) that I have to cut back somewhere or I could be reading netnews all day! (I don't have a modem to do this at home at night!) -- Garry Archer Esq. {noao, yale, uunet}!hsi.com!archer Health Systems International New Haven, CT 06511 U.S.A.
farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier) (03/24/89)
In article <352@hsi86.hsi.UUCP> archer@hsi.UUCP (Garry Archer) writes: >In article <8903222258.AA10829@tcgould.TN.CORNELL.EDU>, halp@TCGOULD.TN.CORNELL.EDU ("Bruce P. Halpern") writes: >> The subject line in the mail format is a powerful means of indicating what >> you are going to write about. It permits others to decide whether or not >> they wish to read your letter. Failing to indicate any subject, or using >> terms such as "Lots of Things" misuses this powerful selection tool. Your >> information is much more likely to be missed or lost if a concise and >> accurate subject is not specified. The quickest and probably most used >> Newsnet search procedures under rn or Readnews use article titles. > > > >I have to agree. I don't have time to read every article, so those >that have Subject lines with "(none)", "stuff", "apple stuff", "query", >"help!", "things", etc., etc., get completely ignored by me. Often >times I wonder if I'm missing something good. But there are usually >so many other good articles to read (and not just in comp.sys.apple) >that I have to cut back somewhere or I could be reading netnews all day! >(I don't have a modem to do this at home at night!) > > > >-- > > Garry Archer Esq. {noao, yale, uunet}!hsi.com!archer > Health Systems International > New Haven, CT 06511 U.S.A. This message does not belong in the comp.sys.apple newsgroup, please take it to a general information newsgroup. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ This message does in no way reflect the views or opinions of any organization. In fact, they illustrate just how disorganized things really are. ------------------------------------------------------------------