On Saturday 25 June 2011 13:47:15 Volker Armin Hemmann did opine thusly: > On Saturday 25 June 2011 01:09:31 David W Noon wrote: > > On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:12:26 -0700, kashani wrote about > > [gentoo-user] > > > > Don't start a new thread by changing the subject: > > > I've noticed this a couple of times this week. A few of > > > you > > > > > > have responded to the annoying Fortran thread, changed the > > > subject, started a new message, and sent the email starting > > > a new thread. > > > > You're a week or two behind the times. The root cause of this > > was done to death some time ago. It is the bofh.it NNTP server > > that propagates this mailing list through Usenet. There is > > nothing we can do except avoid using servers downstream from > > that rogue server. > > completely different problem. > > there are: > > lazy idiots hitting 'reply' and then create a new message breaking > threads. Suddenly you have a misnamed subthread confusing everybody > or annoy me. > > stupid servers mangling headers breaking threads so answers create > new threads. > > Of course, those who use usenet servers for gentoo-ml are to be > blamed for the second problem. Is there any good, valid reason to > do so? --
Lots of good reasons - usenet has been around for yonks, mailing lists work like usenet groups, users would like to use an nntp app to read ml mail. Good motivation to write proper gateways. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
