> Here's the scenario. Someone, using news server A, posts a new article (not > a reply) in a news group. On news server B there is a transmission hiccup > so that 'root' article doesn't get picked up. What happens to reply > articles from server A for this 'root' article when they get to Server B? > Is the first reply to the missing 'root' article treated as the 'root' > article and so begins the 'reply tree' or ???
Hi, News servers do not thread articles, this is client-side feature so there is no single way to describe how messages will be displayed in this situation. Some clients will guess, and make all articles root articles if no references are given, or references are given to non-existent articles (I consider this to be good practice). Others will simply group items together based on their subject, hopefully according to references if they exist, but some will just display items in the order they appear on the server. Dnewsweb usually displays messages in the order they arrive on the server, and threads them where possible. - Roydon L.
