Comment 2 for bug 882891

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Hugh Davenport (hugh-davenport) wrote : Re: [Mahara-core] [Bug 882891] [NEW] Shorten subject line of forum emails

I would agree with this

On 28/10/11 16:21, François Marier wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Forum emails have very long subject lines which in some cases prevent
> users from being able to see what threads each email is in (see attached
> screenshot from a real Mahara.org forum).
>
> I propose this:
>
> - remove the group name and the forum name from the subject line
> - create a new X-Mahara-Group header for the group name
> - create a new X-Mahara-Forum header for the forum name
> - only include the thread topic in the subject line of emails
>
> This would make the subject line useful again and it would still allow
> people to use filters to move emails to the right folder (these filters
> would be based on the new headers instead of the subject line).
>
> ** Affects: mahara
> Importance: Medium
> Status: Confirmed
>
>
> ** Tags: forum
>

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