At 08:55 06/22/96 -0500, Murph Sewall scribed: >>When I asked the same question I was told there was no option, now what I'm >>looking into doing is adding a top banner at the top of each message, they'll >>have to open it but they at least be sure where it came from. > >Why add redundant info, the Sender & To headers (and usually the Reply-to) >headers already identify the list name. The main reason I acquired Eudora >Pro is because the mail filter feature permits examining the headers and >sorting list mail into separate mail folders for each list (the spell >checker is a nice extra :-) > >/s Murphy A. Sewall <[log in to unmask]> (860) 486-2489 voice As has been pointed out, many people using email in a corporate/workplace environment have their email selected *for* them. I'll use my favorite example: cc:Mail. cc:Mail, as stated by Lotus, is designed as a "corporate" email package, with internet functionality as an afterthought. Any mail processed by cc:Mail has a "From:" field which is cc:Mail's best guess from the headers as to who it's from. It also has a "Subject:" line. NO OTHER HEADERS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE USER. So, a simple prefix of some abbreviation would prevent much groaning and complaining. (My list would be "LS:") If users gripe about losing three letters in the subject line, they're not writing good subject lines. ;) Even if such an option weren't switchable, all the owner would have to do if he didn't want it would be to set it to "". Philo ============================================================ Philip B Janus || [log in to unmask] Law School List Owner || 2E GULC ============================================================ http://www.radix.net/~philo/lawlist.html