Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:18:33 -0400 From: dfolkins <dfolkins@comcast.net> To: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: changing subjects [in this manner] Message-ID: <002e01c263cc$e2407af0$0a00a8c0@groovy3xp> References: <20020923222424.B20965-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> <20020924025056.GB55052@dan.emsphone.com>
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From: "Dan Nelson" <dnelson@allantgroup.com> To: "Peter Leftwich" <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> Cc: "FreeBSD LIST" <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:50 PM Subject: Re: changing subjects [in this manner] > > Simply replying to a message but changing the subject will not break a > thread. The safest way to create a new thread based on an existing > thread is to manually copy your "parent" message into a textfile or X > clipboard, start a fresh new message, pase the parent in, trim, and add > "> " yourself (or have your editor do it if it has a "paste as > quotation" function. or hit the reply button first, and have your mail client add the "> ", and _then_ copy the text, cancel the reply message, and start a fresh new message. way easier than adding > by hand. :) -- dfolkins To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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