[Rt-devel] Subject length

Wed Dec 6 15:43:16 EST 2006

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>Greetings,
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>Is there a specific reason, that maximum length of subjects for tickets
>are 200 character? Wouldn't it be better if the number of character is
>higher or unlimited?

  Unlimited is  what the body is for. The whole point of a subject
  (in email, rt, or a general headline in a newspaper) is
  "microcontent", a very concise summary that you can show
  in a list and read at a glance.

     bobg

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>Michael Peer
>I&CT
>_______________________
>EURAC research
>Viale Druso/Drususallee 1
>39100 Bolzano/Bozen
>Italy
>
>Email: michael.peer at eurac.edu <mailto:.michael.peer at eurac.edu>=20
>Website: www.eurac.edu <http://www.eurac.edu/>=20
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