On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:51:33 -0500, Rich Greenberg wrote: >In article you write: >>On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:01:36 -0800, Edward Jaffe wrote: >>> >>>I've noticed for a long time now that every time you respond on IBM-MAIN it >>>starts a new thread in my mail client (Thunderbird). I finally decided to >>>compare headers from your non-threaded posts to other peoples' threaded >>>posts. >>>What I see is that the requisite "In-Reply-To:" header element, necessary to >>>properly thread messages together, is missing from your responses. Is there >>>any >>>way to fix that? >>> >>I usually read and post to IBM-MAIN using the web interface. So this seems >>to be a LISTSERV problem. Is Darren IBM-MAIN's interface to L-Soft? > >No, its not a problem, its just an artifact of how this list works. > Subjectively, it's a problem.
>You may not realize it but there are TWO entities called IBM-MAIN. >One is a mailing list hosted at the listserver at bama.ua.edu. >The second is the usenet group named "bit.listserv.ibm-main". > I'm well aware of this. >The mailing list has a gateway to the usenet group but there is no >reverse gateway. There used to be but it was taken down due to abuse. > This has often been discussed here. >So if someone originates a post by sending it to the mailing list, it >will appear there and ALSO on the usenet group. But if someone >originates a post on usenet, it will not be sent to the mailing list. >Google Groups is fed from usenet so it is complete. The mailing list >archives are ONLY fed by the listserv so they will miss anything that >was only posted on usenet. > Also well known. >For folks who normally read usenet or Google Groups (which IS usenet >although Goggle would like you to believe otherwise) here is what I do >and what I suggest all usenet readers do also: > I don't normally use Google groups, and I have no other access to Usenet. >1) Subscribe to the mailing list. I do. >2) Set yourself to NOMAIL on the listserv. I did that long ago. >3) When responding to a usenet post, DON'T use Followup. Instead use > Reply and make sure that the email address gets set to: > "To: [email protected]". > I don't use Usenet. >That way your response will be seen on both the mailing list and on >usenet, and will be in the IBM-MAIN archives at bama. > Are you perhaps addressing a different problem from the problem (or non-problem, in your perception) that Ed reported? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
