From: Dennis SCP (dennis.scp@multiweb.nl)
Date: Mon Mar 04 2002 - 08:34:27 CST
Henry Spencer wrote:
> > Because this is not a pretty sight:
> > Re: SV: Re: Odp: SV: Some subject line
>
> Also, if there is *one standard* way of spelling "Re: ", then it can be
> recognized automatically by newsreaders (which can translate it to the
> local equivalent for display and followup editing). The main reason for
> mentioning it in a standard at all is to make it machine-recognizable.
Right, we had this problem with Outlook Express in many languages.
"> " would have been better but is is "Re: " It's the computer that adds
"Re: " so using anything different creates a mess. If people want to see
something local they can *display* something different, but must use
"Re: " underneath and during posting.
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