Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 01:22:39 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org> Subject: Re: changing subjects [in this manner] Message-ID: <20020924012121.U27705-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> In-Reply-To: <20020924025056.GB55052@dan.emsphone.com>
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On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Dan Nelson wrote: > It's up to your email client (not the mailinglist) to thread messages, > and the algorithm most use is to thread messages together based on > References: and In-Reply-To: headers, and optionally tack leftover > messages into those threads based on the subject header. References: > and IRT: are always honored, even if the subject is different. > > For example, if you're using Mutt, messages without References: or IRT: > (but with a matching subject) are placed by date within the thread and > marked with a *. If you're reading a list on the web threaded by > MHonArc, they are relegated to the bottom of the thread, below a > <Possible-follow-ups> spacer. > > 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. > Dan Nelson > dnelson@allantgroup.com I meant the threads that are archived on the web, from the newsgroup side of this mailing list. PS - And that reminds me! Why am I still ssh'ing someplace and running pine when I could be running xpine and (probably) POP3s'ing my mail to my box!!! -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA +1-413-403-9555 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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