Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > Since when ? It's been a long standing practice to use an old message to 
> > get 
> > the address for the new one.  If someone has developed some new threading 
> > mechanisim that breaks standing practice, fix that.
>
> At least since RFC 822 standardized the In-Reply-To: and References:
> headers, way back in 1982 (ie. longer than the 20 years you claim to have
> been using email).  For example, your most recent mail stated:

This header has been introduced and standardized for usenet news.

It was not in use for e-mail until very recently.

Jörg

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