I think that using a new subject is better - I'm using gmail which auto-threads them into conversations, it makes life so much easier.
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On 8/5/05, Dave Cross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 01:01:30PM +0100, David Burden wrote:
[ interesting stuff that had nothing to do with what he was replying to ]
David,
When creating a new topic of dicussion on this (or any other) mailing
list, it's a really good idea to create a completely new email instead
of just replying to an old one an changing the subject.
The reason for this is that when you reply to an email, your mail
program inserts headers called 'In-Reply-To' and 'References' which
indicate which discussion thread your email belongs to. When someone
reads your email in a program that supports a threaded view of the
discussion (e.g. thunderbird or mutt) then the program uses those
headers to work out where to display your message.
As a result, your email about NewsGlobe appeared way down in the
discussion on Ave's bbc2mp3 instead of in its own new thread.
I realise that most people don't use threaded email readers so they
don't notice the problem, but it can get really annoying for those of
us who do.
Thanks,
Dave...
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