[Building Sakai] Mailsender subject prefix question

[Bryan Bakotich]

Seth,

Thanks for the reply. I will try the
mailsender.allowSubjectPrefixChange=true

I already tried the last option you mentioned: mailsender.subjectprefix=
And it was ignored and still grabbed the default of "%site_title%: "

-Bryan

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Seth Theriault <slt at columbia.edu> wrote:

> Bryan Bakotich wrote:
>
> > We recently upgraded from using the Mailtool in Sakai 2.6 to
> > Mailsender version 1.6.3 in Sakai 2.7. I am trying to figure
> > out how a user can set there own subject prefix. The only way
> > I've been able to do this so far is by using the admin Sites
> > tool and setting the subjectprefix property that way. Is there
> > any way a site maintainer can do this so I don't have to do it
> > each time someone requests it?
>
> You should try setting this option is sakai.properties:
>
> mailsender.allowSubjectPrefixChange=true
>
> I am pretty sure this gives site maintainers the option to set
> their own prefix.
>
> > Also, is it possible to set no subject prefix? I was trying
> > to figure out how to do this without modifying the code, but
> > that's the only way I've been able to accomplish this so far.
>
> Mailsender looks for subject prefixes in this order:
>
> local one (specified in site)
> global default (controlled by mailsender.subjectprefix setting)
> "%site_title%: "
>
> If you want no prefix as a global default, try this
> sakai.properties setting:
>
> mailsender.subjectprefix=
>
> I am not sure if that will work or not.
>
> Seth
>



-- 
Bryan Bakotich
Open Source Implementation Specialist
Digital Media Center, Information & Technology Services
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447-0013
Phone: 253-536-5021
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