Subj : The NEXT thing you need to do is make sure that the user "
To   : August Abolins
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Mon Jan 11 2021 05:48 am

 Re: The NEXT thing you need to do is make sure that the user "
 By: August Abolins to Nigel Reed on Sun Jan 10 2021 10:41 pm

AA> Other than that, that subj line is limited to 40 chars. If the
AA> author omits creating one, the system will use the 1st 40 chars
AA> of the message for the subj.

I think the subject line can be up to 72 chars.

That's an old standard. The only time you'll see short subject lines is if someone enters a short subject, or if a QWK reader cuts it short.

Ttyl :-),
        Al

... What do you mean off topic??!!! There's a topic?
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