> From:    Ben Parker <[log in to unmask]>
>
>>After we worked the bugs out-- e.g., a digest got its own number,
>>whatever number was next up, which made reflector subscribers think
>>they missed a message-- the feature was very useful, because gave
>>subscribers tangible evidence of the progress of a mailing list.
>
> LISTSERV 1.8d does this:
>
> Subject: WIN98-L Digest - 6 Jan 1999 - Special issue (#1999-14)
> Subject: WIN98-L Digest - 6 Jan 1999 to 7 Jan 1999 (#1999-15)
> Subject: WIN98-L Digest - 7 Jan 1999 - Special issue (#1999-16)

But that is not the feature I was talking about. Digests and
reflector messages should be separately enumerated. Not a huge
programming problem. Of course, Listserv also has to be smart enough
to remove old numbers when producing a new one. For example, if I get
a message called

        [Listown 207] Enumeration

and reply to it, Listserv should edit the subject line to read

        [Listown 217] Re: Enumeration

and not

        [Listown 217] Re: [Listown 207] Enumeration
or
        Re: [Listown 217] Re: [Listown 207] Enumeration

There should be only one Re: and only one tag with a message number.
The old software written by the other company handled this
automagically.

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                                        Joe Clark
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