Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 11:32:48AM -0400, Igor Pechtchanski wrote: >> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, John Ormerod wrote: >>> This might be off-subject, but I think has a general reference. >>> I've used forums (or fora) and newsgroups for years, but I've never >>> come across this format before. I couldn't find any guidance on >>> how to use it, so it's all been guesswork - my first attempt had a >>> subject something like "Testing" as I was unsure about the use of >>> 'xxxx at yyyy dot com' rather than [EMAIL PROTECTED] for example. >>> >>> I've had a few responses appear as an email, but most I can only see >>> via the browser and there's no way to use that for a reply. I >>> wondered how people were replying and getting the reference to form >>> the discussion tree. And I'm still non the wiser, but at least I >>> know what not to do now. Sorry. >> >> FWIW, I mostly reply via the browser. See if >> <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-09/msg00989.html> helps. GMane >> also allows you to get a full raw copy of a given message to reply >> to. > > I'm sure that gmane gets the references right without any extra head > standing. > > The OP did not use gmane. If he had, we wouldn't be having this > off-topic discussion.
Agreed. I've been using gmane for some time now without problems. This message should appear properly referenced, as I know my past posts have been. Cary -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
