Subj : Anything New?
To   : Stas Mishchenkov
From : August Abolins
Date : Fri Oct 02 2020 06:52 pm

On 02/10/2020 12:00 a.m., Stas Mishchenkov : August Abolins wrote:

 AA>> A suggestion for future consideration:

 AA>> With smartphone texting in mind, how about allowing for a
 AA>> shorter two-char version for -- Subj: when composing a
 AA>> message?

 AA>> --Subj: or --Sb: or --sb:

I failed to include the lowercase --subj: version of the tag to the
above list, for completeness.


 SM> I will consider this proposal. It was originally designed
 SM> as a purely technical label. It seems to me that such a
 SM> simplification can lead to false positives of recognition.

Just to clarify, I was only suggesting the use of the 2-char
versions when *creating* or *writing* a message on the Telegram side.

The full version of --Subj: on incoming messages is fine, and should
probably remain unchained.

WRT false positives, I can appreciate the problem you foresee.  If
there are alternatives to a header then it could be just as easy to
mistype --Sb: as --sj: or --su: or something like that.

Therefore, maybe consider a rule for the shorter form to be just the
first 2 letters (since --To: and --to: are like that). That would be
consistent and easier to remember.

 .: --Subj: or --subj: or --Su: or --su:  ..might be better?


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