unitex@rubbs.fidonet.org (unitex) (09/02/89)
--> Reply to Eric Majani from UNITEX on Descriptive Message Headers EM> From: rutgers!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!exm (Eric Majani) EM> To: rubbs.fidonet.org!unitex EM> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 89 14:00:55 PDT EM> TO: Dr James Waldron EM> I am very satisfied with the article formats, and with Unitex in general. EM> I have just one small comment: the titles of the articles (anouncing EM> what they are about) often do not tell much about what's in them, EM> especially many of the UN articles. For example, we will get EM> something like: Part 1/4 of UN Committee meeting on S EM> and we actually have to read it to know it's about South Africa. EM> The volume has become so big, that it would save time to have 1 or 2 EM> keywords such as: S. Africa- UN Meeting, or even just S. Africa, EM> so that we would immediately know which country is being talked about. Sorry to hear this is happening. We do put as much descriptive headlines in the subject header as possible. On the message you mentioned, we did, in fact, title it: "<1/4> UN Committe on S. Africa", but what appears to be happening is certain mailers and processors 'cut' or 'chop' the subject header down to a certain size. Sine a lot of the material we generateoriginates on a microcomputer distributed network and gatewayed to UseNet via uucp/UFGATE interface, various software package downstream from UNITEX headquarters may 'size' down the subject header. UNITEX starts by using a 55 - 60 character subject header. Evidently other processors beyond our control are 'trimming' our subject headers. We now try to categorize the subject in as few words as possible.... That's not always an easy task...especially the way we receive the 'raw' material from the UN itself. EM> Now maybe that's how you get the articles, and it would be too EM> much work to make these changes, which I do understand. EM> I just thought I'd mention it , just in case ... EM> Thanks. Thanks for bringing this up. Again we start with a long 55 -60 character subject and then ......??!! We will keep trying to get the 'most' in the 'least' amount of space. I wish everyone would set 'industry' standards. There are a *lot* of echomail and conference mail message managers around and the obviously are not all doing the same thing. EM> Eric Majani Thanks again for your interest in UNITEX... Dr. James Waldron Director, UNITEX * Origin: UNITEX --> Toward a United Species (1:107/501) --- Patt Haring | UNITEX : United Nations patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu | Information patth@ccnysci.BITNET | Transfer Exchange -=- Every child smiles in the same language. -=-