Re: Achieving consensus

From: Henry Spencer (henry@spsystems.net)
Date: Mon May 03 2004 - 11:15:47 CDT


On Sun, 2 May 2004, Bruce Lilly wrote:
> > Given that any proposed text which disparages, deprecates, or
> > prohibits defaulting with "Re: " will have _more_ objections than text
> > which encourages or allows it (I don't support requiring it), what
> > would you propose?
>
> As "Re:" has nothing to do with the defined syntax or semantics of
> the Subject field...

That is your belief, not a self-evident fact, and indeed there are a
number of people who disagree with you on this. That is the core of the
problem: you insist that there can be no compromise on this, while most
everyone else is willing to accept one.

                                                          Henry Spencer
                                                       henry@spsystems.net




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