Re: [NTLK] Mail threading

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Thu Sep 16 2004 - 06:01:57 PDT


Robert Benschop wrote:
> On 16-sep-04, at 1:29, Martin Joseph wrote:
>
>>If you are referring to my previous suggestion of changing the subject
>>line? My mail reader (Mail.app) keeps threads together, even when the
>>subject changes...
>
>
> This is because people click on Reply and change the subject, instead
> of starting with a 'fresh' email (like I just did for this thread).
> Because the headers don't change Mail.app (and a lot of other Mail
> clients that have threading built-in) use these headers and keep them
> all in one thread.
>
> Of course good list-etiquette calls for a new email for a new thread,
> but 'Newton users like it the easy way'... ;-)
>

I posted on this a while ago... it seems to come and go.

Once I get some free time (hah!) I plan on setting up a per-month, per-user
mailing to remind people of their subscribed address as well as the FAQ, list
rules, etc.

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