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View Poll Results: Should Fastmail warn you when you send mail without a subject? | |||
Yes, of course. I can't believe you actually need to ask this! | 18 | 23.68% | |
Well, yes. But it could get annoying. Make it an option, and all is well! | 38 | 50.00% | |
No. I don't like warning dialogs. Let me do as I please! | 15 | 19.74% | |
You know what? I don't care either way... | 5 | 6.58% | |
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1 Sep 2004, 02:32 PM | #1 |
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Warn if no subject: What do we say?
Jeremy just said in the other 'warning if no subject' thread that he'd rather leave this out.
David says it's a 'basic functionality'. I happen to agree with David, but just to gauge the opinion around here: Who thinks what and why? --K |
1 Sep 2004, 04:26 PM | #2 |
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I set the "Warn if no Subject when Sending" preference in Mulberry because I believe it's good etiquette for the majority of e-mail to have a subject header.
Can you think of any mail clients that don't [i]display[/] subject headers (by default)? That alone is a strong indication that it's considered important enough that the sender might want to include one for the benefit of recipients. Messages without subject headers can end up becoming part of the same thread in clients that support threading. Last edited by sjk : 1 Sep 2004 at 04:32 PM. |
1 Sep 2004, 10:25 PM | #3 |
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I personally donīt like that kind of reminders, and I donīt see the necessity. If implemented, I would like it to be an option.
I can imagine forgeting to write the subject on a casual mail, but itīs not likely to happen when composing important "bussiness" mails. When composing an important mail, people usually double-check the spelling, format, signature, correct personality, all that. I donīt think many people forget to write a subject in this case. And if its casual mail weīre talking, I believe it doesnīt really matter. |
2 Sep 2004, 01:15 AM | #4 | |
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2 Sep 2004, 01:33 AM | #5 |
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I have wanted such too, maybe option is best
we are all very individual so if it is an option that would serve more peopel than if it is a deafult or not implemented at all.
I see much merit in having it as an option. I miss it at times and people tend to react to such laziness or carelessnes. The y thing it is kind of not considerate beahvior to send a blank subject line On yahoo I have deleted such emails if I didn't remember the sender wel lenough to trust him or her. Trew |
2 Sep 2004, 01:49 AM | #6 |
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Like having links open in a new window, just in case you're in IE and not a tabbed browser, this should be an option.
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2 Sep 2004, 02:04 AM | #7 | |
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I think it's a bit "selfish" and "lazy" of senders not to add subjects to their messages if they think they're important enough to send to me in the first place. Even if it's not true that's the first impression I get when someone sends me a message without a subject. It's yet another example of the increasing amount of sender-centric behavior with e-mail communication. Spam is typically a burden on recipients. Large attachments can be a burden on recipients. And even something as innocent as messages without subjects can make it a bit harder for recipients, whether or not senders realize it. |
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2 Sep 2004, 02:21 AM | #8 |
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Senders are usually also recipients
I agree that subjectless emails are annoying, but I just donīt think the system (FM) should compensate the lazyness of senders, and anyway the whole idea is intended (I believe) to help in case you forget to write a subject... I dunno. Just thinking out loud here. |
2 Sep 2004, 02:59 AM | #9 |
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So, make it an optional warning and be done with it. The anti-subject rebels can disable it, the more polite amongst us might enable it.
I'll have a good laugh if I see this topic re-emerge a year from now. |
2 Sep 2004, 03:09 AM | #10 | |
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2 Sep 2004, 03:40 AM | #11 |
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I chose : "Make it an option"... I personally like it, but if it gets on some people's nerves, then making it an option should solve the problem.
That way, everyone is happy, right? Susan. |
2 Sep 2004, 04:04 AM | #12 | |
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Apparently folks who'd find such a warning a nuisance are those who compose subjectless messages more frequently. I prefer not being a recipient of those messages, especially when I know the sender could have been reminded. Subjects on e-mail seem like fair and undemanding netiquette to me. |
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2 Sep 2004, 04:20 AM | #13 | |
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2 Sep 2004, 04:28 AM | #14 | |
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OK, Davidīs example is good, and I have to admit that you guys may be right about adding this feature as an option. Itīs just that I hate those warnings. "Want to save changes?" "Are you sure you want to unhide hidden files and folders?" Want to submit this error log to X?" "Are you free tonight?" etc etc etc. |
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