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Subject:Re: While we're contemplating changes to the list From:Marta Cepek <marta -at- M3ISYSTEMS -dot- QC -dot- CA> Date:Sat, 20 Apr 1996 23:38:54 -0400
On Thu, 18 Apr 1996 14:50:19 -0700 John Gear wrote:
>>> 1. Make the topic list that now appears at the top of the digest
more of an exact contents list. (That is, list all the messages, in order,
by subject line. By subject line and author would be even better.)
2. Number each message in the digest so that you can scan the
message(s) of interest in the TOC at the top and then use "FIND" to go to
them directly. <<<
John, you forgot:
3. List contributors should update the subject line when they
change the thread's topic.
Otherwise 1 & 2 wouldn't be much use, would they?
Cheers!
Marta Cepek
marta -at- m3isystems -dot- qc -dot- ca
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