On 20 Sep 2004, at 11:26, Janean Ray wrote: > Space is relatively limited in the subject line so I think > repeating the obvious wastes space. We know we are writing to and > reading from the War of 1812 list. Repeating War of 1812 in the > subject line is redundant. Everyone subscribed to this list knows > what it is about, that is why I just put the persons name of whom > I am searching in the subject line. [WARof1812] is now an automatic feature in the subject line, and to manually enter it would indeed be redundant. But if you subscribe to scores of lists, and don't know by heart all the individuals' names on each list (not to mention the cross-overs), and receive hundreds of other emails every week, then the group name in the subject line is a huge help in mail sorting and handling. regards, T.F. Mills, webmaster Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth http://www.regiments.org