mcb@ncis.tis.llnl.gov (Michael C. Berch) (07/02/89)
Over the last week or so I've noticed the proliferation of subject lines beginning with "Re^n:", as in Subject: Re^6: Flag burning where "6" corresponds to the number of articles in the thread, at least according to the References: line. I assume this is no coincidence, and since these articles were posted by a number of different people at different sites, I presume there's software involved (or else a vast conspiracy). Is this a C news-ism? A TMNN-ism? All I knows is that it breaks rn followups, which end up as Subject: Re: Re^6: Flag burning unless fixed in the editor. Curious. -- Michael C. Berch mcb@tis.llnl.gov / uunet!tis.llnl.gov!mcb