Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 14:16:08 -0400
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: djdev203.zip in simtel... - about obs on Netiquete
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> > Btw, it's considered poor netiquitte to put your entire message in the
> > subject and leave the body empty.
> 
> I've seen, however, that if one puts an asterisk at the start, that
> indicates that only the subject line carries the msg. Are you acquainted
> with this?

I've been on the Internet since about 1984, and I've never heard of
this.  Don't do it, it's rude.  If you are asking a simple question,
the subject should be a word or two relevent to your question (like
"question about strcmp"), and put the question in the body.  That way,
mail programs can properly quote the original question when replying.

Never rely on the subject to be the message.