[Rt-devel] Subject length

Wed Dec 6 15:51:37 EST 2006

On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 02:43:16PM -0600, Bob Goldstein wrote:
> >
> >Greetings,
> >=20
> >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.

But nothing bad will happen if you change the field definition in RT and
in the database.

>      bobg
> 
> >=20
> >=20
> >
> >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
> >
> >=20
> >
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> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D072095919-06122006><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS"=20
> >size=3D2>Greetings,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
> ><DIV><SPAN class=3D072095919-06122006><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS"=20
> >size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
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> >
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