--- Re: Multiple TOPICS in SUBJECT / Eugenio Gatto. - Torino, 1998-03-10 "Since a distributed posting could have abbreviated TOPICS i.e., shortest unique string, searching the archives is iffy." [Pete Weiss] Sure. And perhaps you remember I held, long time ago, that LISTSERV could provide "topics standardization": in the sense of rewriting the left part of subjects to show the "official" labels associated in the list header to each (number of) recognized topic. Probably an easy task, since the reverse is always done, from the word, even abbreviated, to the number. (To tantalize your memory, without digging LSTSRV-L archives: in the same context you mentioned a good use in searching of 'Re:', which instead I proposed to suppress altogether from archives, as it is done in DIGESTS initial table of contents). I must add that I am a librarian, and owner of a librarians' list: so "keyword standardization" is quite a natural idea for me. Even without LISTSERV intervention, probably my users could be willing to accept self-discipline, and use topic labels without truncation (if short and well chosen). I miei saluti. <-- Eugenio Gatto (Politecnico di Torino) <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]>