# Subject header for this list

**URL:** <https://discourse.openehr.org/t/subject-header-for-this-list/15676>\
**Category:** Technical (archive)\
**Created:** [12 June 2002 01:37 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/subject-header-for-this-list/15676 "2002-06-12T01:37:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eddy\_Cheung](https://discourse.openehr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@Eddy\_Cheung](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/Eddy_Cheung)\
**Post date:** [12 June 2002 01:37 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/subject-header-for-this-list/15676/1 "2002-06-12T01:37:06Z")

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Hi all,

May I suggest that if this list can add a prefix to the email's subject line? eg. [OpenEHR-Tech] \<subject\>

I am not sure about the rest of you, but this would certainly make my life easier in sorting my incoming email.

Thanks,  
Eddy

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Cook5](https://discourse.openehr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Tim\_Cook5](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/Tim_Cook5)\
**Post date:** [12 June 2002 03:21 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/subject-header-for-this-list/15676/2 "2002-06-12T03:21:27Z")

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> May I suggest that if this list can add a prefix to the  
> email's subject  
> line? eg. [OpenEHR-Tech] \<subject\>
> 
> I am not sure about the rest of you, but this would  
> certainly make my life easier in sorting my incoming email.

Eddy,  
All messages are FROM: "owner-openehr-technical@openehr.org" that  
seems to solve the problem for me.  
I personally find the subject line additions annoying. \<g\>

HTH,  
Tim

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**Author:** ![thomas.beale](https://discourse.openehr.org/user_avatar/discourse.openehr.org/thomas.beale/32/35_2.png) [@thomas.beale](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/thomas.beale)\
**Post date:** [12 June 2002 04:50 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/subject-header-for-this-list/15676/3 "2002-06-12T04:50:50Z")

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I already asked David Lloyd to do what you ask for, and I think in the balance it is more useful visually than the slight cost of redundant words....sorry Tim!

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**Author:** ![Douglas\_Carnall](https://discourse.openehr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@Douglas\_Carnall](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/Douglas_Carnall)\
**Post date:** [15 June 2002 05:27 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/subject-header-for-this-list/15676/4 "2002-06-15T05:27:14Z")

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> I already asked David Lloyd to do what you ask for, and I think in the  
> balance it is more useful visually than the slight cost of redundant  
> words....sorry Tim!

I agree. It is \*\*very\*\* useful (in my mail client anyways) to know that  
there is a reliable and reasonably unique list identifier in every message  
subject field. I don't insist on the square brackets, but the style works  
well in other contexts and groups that I am part of.

Tim'll come round to it 🙂

D.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Cook5](https://discourse.openehr.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Tim\_Cook5](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/Tim_Cook5)\
**Post date:** [15 June 2002 05:52 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/subject-header-for-this-list/15676/5 "2002-06-15T05:52:10Z")

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> Tim'll come round to it 🙂

I don't \*always\* have to win......

But I do \*always\* have an opinion. 🙂

Tim Cook  
[http://www.FreePM.org](http://www.FreePM.org)