[NTLK] Let's have some Newton talk [Was:] ipad
Dennis B. Swaney
romad at aol.com
Sat Jan 30 13:12:30 EST 2010
Grant Hutchinson wrote:
> On Jan 29, 2010, at 3:13 PM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote:
>
>> Grant, I've seen a LOT of threads where the subject line WAS changed,
>> but the message still appeared in the original thread.
>>
>> Case in point: [NTLK] My new serial cable you'll see the subject
>> changed by "jg" on 1/27/10
>
> True.
>
> However, what happens is that most email clients (and the Mailman list
> server software) use the 'In-Reply-To' header to construct a
> chronological 'thread' the conversation. When someone replies to an
> existing message - even if they change the subject line - the reply is
> automatically associated with the original message (and consequently,
> becomes part of that message thread).
>
> This is also known as 'thread-whacking'.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/mailsmith-talk/msg/69e2bc59638d232f
>
OK, thanks for the explanation. Sounds like "Reply" should NOT be used
but starting a fresh message with the original text C&P into it would
get around that limitation.
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Sincerely,
Dennis B. Swaney
Newton MP 2100
iPhone 3GS
iPad (coming soon)
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