Excuse my ignorance but why wouldn't one want to enter a subject in the subject line, isn't that what it's there for? The majority of email I receive with no subject is spam but ymmv (your mileage may vary).
Excuse my ignorance but why wouldn't one want to enter a subject in the subject line, isn't that what it's there for? The majority of email I receive with no subject is spam but ymmv (your mileage may vary).
I never use the subject line.
Just as the voice over feature is in 10.5 doesn't mean I have to use it. Everyone does their own thing so let the user decide if they want a subject. Besides, most spam I get has a subject.
"Just as the voice over feature is in 10.5 doesn't mean I have to use it. Everyone does their own thing so let the user decide if they want a subject."
The subject line is not for your convenience. It's for those receiving the email. It lets them know what the @#$%^& you're sending. It's extremely impolite not to use the subject line.
Your post is illustrative of that fact. You don't give a @#$%^$# about those receiving your emails.
aplnub, sounds like you've had too much Kool-Aid. The subject line shouldn't really be an optional thing. For some odd reason, I think you're just doing it to be unique. It's inconvenient and annoying for anyone that receives any email from you. If I see something without a subject line, I think it's one of three things: spam, an email from my parents or grandma, or an email from someone too lazy to summarize what they're sending me. You fit into the latter category.
Now just stop... It is entirely about Apple trying to be the email subject line police. Those of you defending it happen to be folks who use subject lines. However, the debate isn't about if we should or shouldn't use them, at least not this debate. If you want to tell everyone to use subject lines in their email, then go right ahead - knock yourself the heck out. But don't (I repeat) don't try and defend the decision of not allowing users to "turn off" the reminder if they "don't want it." Oh, sometimes, I don't use caps (at all) in my emails. I suppose that I need Apple to make a software adjustment for that too. Perhaps they should also insert unalterable reminder of when I've not sprayed perfume on my love-letter emails, or sealed those with a kiss. Give me a break, Apple store staff tried to sell me the same crap when I asked them about the feature. "Well why would you want to send a subject-line-less email? And I said, "the same reason you insist on answering a question with a question!" And who's the genius who tried to throw in the argument about the emails without subjects be spam is again baseless. How about the fact that the email SAYS THE NAME OF THE SENDER as an indicator that it may not be spam!?!?!?!? I'm much more likely to delete an email from FRANKLIN T. LONGTINGLE subject: You're New Best Friend...than one from "MOM" with no subject at all. And to the user who said that the feature isn't a feature for the convenience of the user but rather the recipient of the email is also way off his rocker. What I do on MY computer is for MY convenience first and foremost - if it wasn't, then I'd use a typewriter, slap a stamp on it, and drop it at the post office!!!!! Whew, now that I've got that off my chest - hope everyone had a good weekend.
I'm finding it hard to believe that there are enough people here who actually think it's good to legislate writing subject lines. I'm glad none of you are running any governments!
I would love to disable this "warning", for all the times I don't feel like using a subject line--if anyone knows of one, please post. If instead people just want to talk about why everyone should use a subject line in every email...well, in the words of the late Norman Mailer, go fug yourself.
I kind of agree with the warning because I hate getting emails with no subject line. However I can understand people's frustration if they don't want to use them so IMO, a simple default better than just 'none' should be in place. If you do not include a subject line, Apple should simply make the subject line something like:
"message from John Smith"
or possibly a random segment from the email (though if it was just an attachment maybe the attachment title).
This way, the recipient knows it's not spam and the lazy bugger who doesn't type in a subject line doesn't have to get annoyed about it.
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How do I kill the warning about not having a subject in my email in Leopard Mail?
Either I am missing it or it is not there. How do I turn off the warning about not having a subject in my emails?
TIA
Does it require a subject or just warn?
It just warns. Every time.
I guess that makes Apple the freekn Email Subject Line Police...
Bummer
Big Brother has gone a step too far this time.
Excuse my ignorance but why wouldn't one want to enter a subject in the subject line, isn't that what it's there for? The majority of email I receive with no subject is spam but ymmv (your mileage may vary).
I never use the subject line.
Just as the voice over feature is in 10.5 doesn't mean I have to use it. Everyone does their own thing so let the user decide if they want a subject. Besides, most spam I get has a subject.
"I never use the subject line"
"Just as the voice over feature is in 10.5 doesn't mean I have to use it. Everyone does their own thing so let the user decide if they want a subject."
The subject line is not for your convenience. It's for those receiving the email. It lets them know what the @#$%^& you're sending. It's extremely impolite not to use the subject line.
Your post is illustrative of that fact. You don't give a @#$%^$# about those receiving your emails.
I would love to disable this "warning", for all the times I don't feel like using a subject line--if anyone knows of one, please post. If instead people just want to talk about why everyone should use a subject line in every email...well, in the words of the late Norman Mailer, go fug yourself.
Just pick it up and say absolutely nothing...
"message from John Smith"
or possibly a random segment from the email (though if it was just an attachment maybe the attachment title).
This way, the recipient knows it's not spam and the lazy bugger who doesn't type in a subject line doesn't have to get annoyed about it.