[X4U] thread organization

[silvo conticello]

thanks,
Silvo

On 4 Oct 2004, at 16:44, Doug McNutt wrote:

> There are two headers that are used by some, but not all, mail agents 
> that are designed to support threads independently of subject text.
>
> I am replying to a message which contained these in the header block:
>> In-Reply-To: <35D36370-1612-11D9-A73F-000D93361A8A at tiscali.it>
>> References: <C8B02FFF-1608-11D9-99A5-000D933284B2 at mac.com>
>> 	<35D36370-1612-11D9-A73F-000D93361A8A at tiscali.it>
>
> My message will contain some others when you get it. They will 
> probably be suppressed by your mail client unless you poke the right 
> buttons.
>
> If I were to change the subject it would still refer to the message I 
> "replied" to.
>
> A problem occurs when I, as a user, want to start a new thread and I 
> take the easy way and choose "reply to" some unrelated message with 
> the full intent to start a new thread. I assume changing the subject 
> is sufficient but it's not. I should, as a responsible lister, make a 
> new message from scratch and insert the mailing list posting address.

Silvo Conticello
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