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Re: [LUG] Changing subjects....

 


On 1 Dec 2013 09:56, "Tom" <madtom1999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 01/12/13 08:26, Philip Hudson wrote:
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>> I don't get it. The GMail UI does not permit me to change the subject line, whether by pasting or typing.
>>
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>> On 30 November 2013 15:40, Tom <madtom1999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> On 30/11/13 14:04, Philip Hudson wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> On 30 November 2013 08:54, Neil Winchurst <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Just as a matter of interest, there is no Nobel prize for mathematics.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And yet there is one for economics. :-< Is this just another one of Nobel's prejudices? There are a few such glaring gaps IIRC.
>>>>
>>>> Please change the subject to OT for me, GMail prevents me. (I know, it's temporary. I'm learning the necessary esoterica for transitioning to gnus, then I'm done with Google. I swear).
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>>> Cut and paste can be your friend!
>>> Tom te tom te tom
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> Start a new mail and cut and paste into that!!!!
>
> Tom te tom te tom

Indeed, this is the preferred way of changing the subject line anyway regardless of which email client you're using.

If you simply change the subject line when replying (which you can't do in gmail anyway) it can cause problems for others.

Grant

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