Re: Proposing a standard for subject header

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>> Joao Nunes <jd.nunes@mail.telepac.pt> writes:
>> > it seems to me it would be a nice standard, at the
>> > moment adopted by just a few, to post the version or date of last change
>> > in the subject header.
>>
>> I believe this would break the archiving software at rtfm.mit.edu,
>> which uses the subject field as an index key.

No, it uses part of the Subject field. When you submit the FAQ for
approval you can specify which part of the Subject is fixed and which
variable. I know because I did this, so that I could include a
version number in the Subject line.

Regards,
Martin
E-mail: mleese@omg.unb.ca
WWW: http://www.omg.unb.ca/~mleese/
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