Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!CLVM!MAINT From: MAINT@CLVM.BITNET (Richard Seifert(IBM Systems Maintenance)) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.mailbook Subject: Re: Proposals for yet another version of MAIL/BOOK Message-ID: Date: 17 Jan 90 15:09:12 GMT Sender: MAIL/MAILBOOK subscription list Reply-To: MAIL/MAILBOOK subscription list Lines: 23 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 17 Jan 90 09:32:22 ECT from On Wed, 17 Jan 90 09:32:22 ECT Jim Blake said: >> >>5. Editing the header part >> This topic has already been discussed here, but I'd like to add my >> two cents: Since I'm working in a fullscreen environment, I'd like >> to make changes to the subject line by simply typing over it, >> without having to use a (line mode) SUBJECT command. Similarly I'd >>... >> > >Don't weaken, Richard. I do not want to hear the complaints from the >unsavvy users who clobbered their headers. > >Unless you wanted to make it yet another option. Say...HEADER.CLOBBER=OK > >jb Just to add my opinion, I sort of like Jim's idea. It is handy (at times) to be able to alter the header, if you know what you are doing. However, Joe-Fred User, who may or may not know what he is doing, should probably not be allowed to make the same alterations. Rich