Sys-Adm@office-10.arpa(Administrator) (04/01/83)
From: Administrator <Sys-Adm@office-10.arpa (Administrator)> Subject : Subject Fields The readers many of us depend on to read messages to info-micro and info-cpm clip off the subject field. Many senders assume in the text that the subject has been seen and it is almost impossible to understand what the message is about. If you have a couple seconds, add the subject in the text. Thanks Tom -------
W8SDZ%mit-mc@sri-unix.UUCP (04/01/83)
From: Keith Petersen <W8SDZ@mit-mc> This may be a silly question, but why hasn't the mail reader been fixed? If it's to conform to net standards, it should show the subject field information. I think it's unreasonable to ask the whole network to add the subject field to the message. If you need a new mail reader, suggest you contact Frank Wancho <FJW@MC>. He knows where such things are available.
SYS-ADM@office-10.arpa (04/02/83)
I suppose I wasn't clear (I know I wasn't). The reader I was referring to is BBoard or identical, it is the same on at least 10 hosts I use, and it has the same problem on most of the hosts the gripes are now coming from. There appears to be no problem if messages are sent via sndmsg, but Hermes and most other mail systems do not provide a message that reflects a subject field in BBoard type readers. So, no big deal. If your message provides a needed service, all interested will seek out the subject; if you are requesting info, your chances of a response are reduced. No point in screaming. Tom