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[EFM] Re: plea for common subject preface





Tom,

Thanks for the reminder. This was on my todo list, and your message
prodded me to do it.  

Also, thanks to those of you who pointed out the broken link at
the bottom of the reflector archive page.  This has been fixed.

Howard Frazier
Chair, IEEE 802.3 EFM Study Group

"Grim, Tom" wrote:
> 
> As a standards manager at SBC I find it necessary to try to follow a number
> of different email discussions.  One problem is figuring out which messages
> belong to a particular group.  Can we agree to preface subject lines with
> [EFM]?
> 
> I think there is an option on the IEEE exploder that will do this
> automatically, but I am not sure.  The example I have in mind is the 802.17
> RPRWG, whose message subjects seem to consistently have a preface of [RPR]
> or [RPRWG].  As of this writing I'm not sure whether this is enforced by the
> Majordomo or if it is only a courtesy item among the members.
> 
> If this needs a formal action of the group, please put it on the agenda for
> the next meeting.  I think most of us would be well served by being able to
> sort out the EFM messages.
> 
> Tom Grim
> Senior Member of Technical Staff
> SBC Technology Resources, Inc.
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