Don’t most email clients, or possibly even the SMTP server itself, add something like “(no subject)” when you “forget” to add a subject line (after warning you about it multiple times. I think even the pine mail client did this.) So back in the day when no one understood email, and this is way way after that time period, you would see subject lines like “RE: (no subject)”
So it’s weird to me to just see “RE” all by itself.
That was my point.
But I appreciate all of the replies educating me on the history of email. ❤️👍🏻🦕
“re:” is a professional but maybe outdated way of responding to “regarding” something.
In musk’s case here, who fucking knows, billionaires all use emails like shitty chat, and pedo billionaires all talk in code, so it could honestly be anything or even an automatic subject line fill.
I’m assuming it just means “regarding (the thing WINK WINK)”
Edit: usually it’s typed something like this:
Subject: RE: birthday party
Body: make sure the dancers are only paid after they perform. Also, no peanuts, half of attendees are allergic.
Instead of having to click an extra button after clicking the send button, just put a space in the subject and the client won’t ask you if you’re sure you want to send without a subject. That’s my guess as to why it looks this way.
Subject: RE
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Epstein didn’t bother typing anything into his subject lines half the time (his email skills rival that of the age group he was preying on).
So when Musk replied, it was just “re: [blank]”
Don’t most email clients, or possibly even the SMTP server itself, add something like “(no subject)” when you “forget” to add a subject line (after warning you about it multiple times. I think even the pine mail client did this.) So back in the day when no one understood email, and this is way way after that time period, you would see subject lines like “RE: (no subject)”
So it’s weird to me to just see “RE” all by itself.
That was my point.
But I appreciate all of the replies educating me on the history of email. ❤️👍🏻🦕
It shows up in the DOJ’s files without the “no subject.” Not the same Musk email, but a different one:
It’s kinda funny how in business school, you are taught a lot about email etiquette, but at a certain level it apparently doesn’t matter.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
“re:” is a professional but maybe outdated way of responding to “regarding” something.
In musk’s case here, who fucking knows, billionaires all use emails like shitty chat, and pedo billionaires all talk in code, so it could honestly be anything or even an automatic subject line fill.
I’m assuming it just means “regarding (the thing WINK WINK)”
Edit: usually it’s typed something like this:
Subject: RE: birthday party
Body: make sure the dancers are only paid after they perform. Also, no peanuts, half of attendees are allergic.
Instead of having to click an extra button after clicking the send button, just put a space in the subject and the client won’t ask you if you’re sure you want to send without a subject. That’s my guess as to why it looks this way.