On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 11:49 PM, Ed Jaffe <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 8/17/2016 6:31 PM, zMan wrote: > >> I mean, "When I read the list in GMail, I don't want to see a thread >> broken >> into 27 different ones simply because some folks use non-compliant MUAs." >> > > Yes, every reply from Bill Woodger starts a new thread. I have not yet > examined the headers to understand why. > > This might also happen with some other posters, but Bill's are _by far_ > the most numerous... > > -- > Edward E Jaffe > Phoenix Software International, Inc > 831 Parkview Drive North > El Segundo, CA 90245 > http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > > It is not specific to any one client, it is specific to Bill's behavior/preference: On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Bill Woodger <[email protected]> wrote: > I use google groups to view the list, and https://listserv.ua.edu/cgi- > bin/wa?A0=IBM-MAIN to post to the list. I have email delivery turned off, > and do not reply to (the non-existent) emails from gmail. > > The google groups presents everything nicely by topic, whether I include > Re: at the start of the subject or not. So I was unaware of the fracturing > of topics occurring elsewhere. > > *As far as I know, I can only "add new", not "reply to", when using the > archive to post to the list.* > > Given that I don't want or need a whole bunch of emails - if anyone can > suggest a "better" way to reply without messing other people about, I am > very open to suggestions. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
