usefor-article-08 August 2002

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5.4.1.  Examples

   In the following examples, please note that only "Re: " is mandated
   by this standard. "was: " is a convention used by many English-
   speaking posters to signal a change in subject matter.  Software can
   always recognize such changes from the References-header.

      Subject: Film at 11
      Subject: Re: Film at 11
      Subject: Godwin's law considered harmful (was: Film at 11)
      Subject: Godwin's law (was: Film at 11)
      Subject: Re: Godwin's law (was: Film at 11)
      Subject: Re: Godwin's law
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--- ../usefor-article-07/1_Examples.out          May 2002
+++ ../usefor-article-08/1_Examples.out          August 2002
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
    In the following examples, please note that only "Re: " is mandated
    by this standard. "was: " is a convention used by many English-
-   speaking posters to signal a change in subject matter.  Software
-   should be able to deduce this information from References-header.
+   speaking posters to signal a change in subject matter.  Software can
+   always recognize such changes from the References-header.
 
       Subject: Film at 11
       Subject: Re: Film at 11
       Subject: Godwin's law considered harmful (was: Film at 11)
       Subject: Godwin's law (was: Film at 11)
       Subject: Re: Godwin's law (was: Film at 11)
+      Subject: Re: Godwin's law
 

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