Re: [Roundup-users] Prepending tracker name to emails from roundup

[holger k. <py...@de...>]

James Kew wrote:
> Would this be a useful option to add?
> 
> One of my users suggested it so he can do filtering in Outlook: a rummage
> through the source suggests this would be fairly easy to patch into
> roundupdb.IssueClass.send_message.
> 
> Outlook can filter on, but won't show, the X-Roundup-Name: <TRACKER_NAME>
> that is already added -- it'd be useful for us to have something more
> visible in the Subject line.

I agree.  

What really shows up on the subject-line should be configurable for 
each tracker instance.  In fact i think that should be *completly*
configurable.  But currently roundup needs the subject line's contents
to operate correctly.  Now wouldn't it be possible to eliminate this
dependency? 

I think that relying on the Reply-To-Header (and maybe From-line) 
could help to implement ortoghonality. Roundup would generate a unique id and
issue reply-to-headers (and maybe also From-headers) like this:

    nam...@so...main

When roundup would receive a mail with such an address mail it could 
determine the context *exactly*: no guess work.  

This doesn't mean that the subject line couldn't mention a trackers
name or an issue number.  But the content of the subject line would
then be ortoghonal to routing/context information.  I think this
separation would make roundup a lot more flexible. 

I am willing to help implement such a design because i am working
on a similar project with many identical goals, anyway.  And i might
as well try to help/join the roundup crew.  It's already a great
project.

regards,

    holger