I just rejoined the list after some time absent, and was wondering about
the colon in the subject tags. The welcome message indicates that "[OT]:"
is the correct format, but the PICList home page says that "[OT:]" should
be used.

Does it matter? If so, which one is correct?

Thanks,
Gerhard


At 05:54 11/27/03 -0500, PICLIST wrote:
>                         Welcome to the PICLIST

>Q : How do I send messages to the list?
>
>A : Step by step:

>   * Third you must compose a message to PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU that will
>      elicit help.
>         o The subject should be as complete a description of the problem as
>           is possible in 60 characters or so. Compress and distill. The
>           PICList uses topics to help keep track of various threads and
>           off-topic posts. Therefore, your subject line must start with ONE
>           (and only one) of these labels:
>         o
>              + [PIC]: ( mailto:piclist@mitvma.mit.edu?subject=%5BPIC%5D%3A )

>           The colon following the label *is* required as part of the label,


At http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist/index.htm (note the different
position of the colon):

"[PIC:] ( mailto:piclist@mitvma.mit.edu?subject=%5BPIC%3A%5D )
This label is for posts that are strictly on the topic of PICs. If the
subject is not PIC specific, please use another tag. Some examples of
[PIC:] topics are: ..."

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